title: Giant renal cyst complicated with acquired crossed renal ectopia, hypertension and renal cell carcinoma: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Simple renal cysts are acquired kidney lesion that are described as spherical, smoothed surfaced, with a serous, sub-yellow content. They are generally considered as a harmless anomaly, however cases of complicated renal cysts have been reported. We present a case of an enormous renal cyst (the biggest ever described) containing more than 25 L of fluid mimicking ascites, complicated with controlateral displacement of ipsilateral functional kidney and intra-abdominal organs, renal cell carcinoma and hypertension. Particular attention is carried in the analysis of the literature about different aspects of giant renal cysts like the ability to grow to a very giant size, the association with hypertension and renal cell carcinoma, the sensibility of the most important examinations to reveals malignancy and management.
authors.affiliation: Urology Department, San Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy.
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Viganò
authors.forename: Stefano Carlo Maria
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Picozzi
authors.forename: Marilena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Casu
authors.forename: Vittorio
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Manganini
authors.forename: Alfio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Giuberti
authors.forename: Luciano
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mazza
authors.forename: Guido Raffaele
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Strada
mesh_terms: D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications*; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities*; D052177:Kidney Diseases, Cystic / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged