MRI features of a solid mass-like renal lymphangioma: case report.
Renal lymphangioma typically manifests as a unilocular or multilocular cystic mass in the parapelvic or perirenal spaces. A solid mass-like lymphangioma rarely occurs and thus is hard to differentiate from a renal cell carcinoma. We encountered a case of a solid mass-like renal lymphangioma that was confirmed using percutaneous biopsy. The purpose of our case report was to describe magnetic resonance imaging features, to show the differential diagnoses, and to discuss the role of percutaneous renal mass biopsy.
The Department of Radiology and Center for Imaging Science, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
Youn Ah
YA
Choi
Byung Kwan
BK
Park
Chan Kyo
CK
Kim
Sung Yoon
SY
Park
D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008202:Lymphangioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D035583:Rare Diseases; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler