[Intrathoracic ectopic kidney in an adult: case report and bibliographic review].
OBJECTIVE
We report the case of a 61-year-old male with the incidental diagnosis of intrathoracic renal ectopia during the workup study for a possible lung mass.


METHODS
We performed a bibliographic review on the incidence, origin, clinical presentation and diagnosis of this type of renal ectopia.


RESULTS
Chest x-ray showed a left posterior mediastinum mass. Bronchoscopy was performed showing signs of extrinsic compression with absence of neoplastic cells. CT scan revealed a left intrathoracic ectopic kidney with diaphragmatic hernia.


CONCLUSIONS
Intrathoracic renal ectopia is a very unfrequent finding, often asymptomatic, frequently an incidental diagnosis that does not require treatment.
Vázquez Alonso
Fernando
F
Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves de Granada, Granada, España. fernando.vazquez.alonso.sspa@juntadeandalucia.es
Vicente Prados
Francisco Javier
FJ
Pascual Geler
Manrique
M
Funes Padilla
Carlos
C
Segura Sánchez
Manuel
M
Fernández Sánchez
Antonio
A
Rodríguez Herrera
Francisco
F
Martínez Morcillo
Antonio
A
Cózar Olmo
José Manuel
JM
Espejo Maldonado
Eduardo
E
Tallada Buñuel
Miguel
M
D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D013909:Thorax