Myxoma of the kidney.
A 62-year-old man had a right renal mass incidentally diagnosed by ultrasonography. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a well-defined right renal mass with homogenous low-signal intensity on the T(1)-weighted pulse sequence and heterogeneous high-signal intensity on the T(2)-weighted pulse sequence. A right nephrectomy was performed. The histological examination showed a myxoma, which is a very uncommon neoplasm in the kidney. Eight cases have been reported previously.
Owari
Yukihisa
Y
Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Iwate Medical University, Morioka, Japan. owari@m2.dion.ne.jp
Konda
Ryuichiro
R
Omori
So
S
Seo
Takashi
T
Suzuki
Kaoru
K
Fujioka
Tomoaki
T
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009232:Myxoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D009392:Nephrectomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed