A young woman with endometriosis of kidney.
Endometriosis of kidney is a rare manifestation of a relatively common disease. We report a case in which ovarian and renal endometriosis were diagnosed concurrently. The disease was probably silent for a long time due to coexistent thyrotoxicosis modifying estrogen metabolism. Fine needle aspiration cytology clinched the diagnosis of endometriosis and avoided unnecessary nephrectomy.
Dutta
Pinaki
P
Department of Endocrinology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Bhat
Mohammad H
MH
Bhansali
Anil
A
Kumar
Vijay
V
D000328:Adult; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010049:Ovarian Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis