Primary intrarenal lipoma: a case report.
Fat-containing tumors of the kidneys are not uncommon, but primary intrarenal lipomas are extremely rare, with only 19 documented cases reported to date. In most cases, total nephrectomy is performed. We report on a 71-year-old man with the complaint of epigastralgia. Series image studies revealed a high fat-containing tumor with low vascularity arising from the lower pole of the left kidney. We performed partial nephrectomy, and the subsequent pathology report revealed a pure lipoma.
Ke
Hung-Lung
HL
Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Medical University Chun-Ho Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Hsiao
Hsi-Lin
HL
Guh
Jinn-Yuh
JY
Liu
Chiang-Shin
CS
Huang
Chun-Hsiung
CH
Wu
Wen-Jeng
WJ
D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008067:Lipoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009392:Nephrectomy