Surgicel granuloma: unusual cause of "recurrent" mass lesion after laparoscopic nephron-sparing surgery for renal cell carcinoma.
We present the first clinical report of Surgicel granuloma after laparoscopic nephron-sparing surgery and present the characteristics of this radiological image mimicking local recurrence. A 47-year-old man underwent laparoscopic nephron-sparing surgery for left renal interpolar incidentaloma; Surgicel bolsters were used for hemostasis. Histological examination revealed conventional clear-cell renal cell carcinoma with negative surgical margins. Magnetic resonance imaging at 3 months revealed a 2.5-cm enhancing mass in the region of nephron-sparing surgery. Computed tomography-guided core biopsy revealed foreign-body granuloma. Serial magnetic resonance imaging showed a decrease in the size/enhancement of the lesion during 12 months. To conclude, Surgicel may invoke foreign-body reaction leading to formation of pseudotumor, which leads to diagnostic dilemma.
Agarwal
Mayank M
MM
Department of Urology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Mandal
Arup K
AK
Agarwal
Santosh
S
Lal
Anupam
A
Prakash
Mahesh
M
Mavuduru
Ravimohan
R
Singh
Shrawan K
SK
D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D002483:Cellulose, Oxidized / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D015745:Granuloma, Foreign-Body / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000175:diagnosis
D002483:Cellulose, Oxidized; C013695:Surgicel