Metanephric adenoma. A case report and a review of the literature.
Metanephric adenoma is an exceptionally infrequent tumor so far considered benign in nature. Its innocent characteristics are nowadays questionable because of the recently published cases of metastasizing tumors. We present diagnostic and therapeutic approach of such tumor in a 50-year-old woman and discuss about reviewed literature.
Touloupidis
Stavros
S
Department of Urology, "Democritus" University of Thrace, University Hospital, Alexandroupoli, Greece.
Thamnopoulos
Charalampos
C
Fatles
Georgios
G
Papathanasiou
Athanasios
A
Giannakopoulos
Stylianos
S
Rombis
Vasilios
V
D000236:Adenoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009392:Nephrectomy; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome