title: Case report: renal infarct mimicking renal mass: further rationale for minimally invasive management.
abstract: A 55-year-old man presented with an exophytic asymptomatic right renal lower-pole mass simulating a renal-cell carcinoma. He underwent retroperitoneoscopic partial nephrectomy, and histopathologic examination revealed a chronic renal infarct with calcifications. We report this case to stimulate the inclusion of focal chronic renal infarct in the differential diagnosis of asymptomatic renal masses, as well as to advocate a minimally invasive approach to appropriate renal lesions.
authors.affiliation: Section of Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery, Department of Urology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA.
authors.forename: T P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Rajeev
authors.forename: Tobias S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Köhler
authors.forename: Igor
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ryndin
authors.forename: Anup P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Ramani
authors.forename: Manoj
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Monga
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003094:Collagen / Q000737:chemistry; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D003094:Collagen