title: Discovery of Renal Tuberculosis in a Partial Nephrectomy Specimen Done for Renal Tumor.
abstract: The association of renal cancer and renal tuberculosis is uncommon. While the incidental discovery of renal cell carcinoma in a tuberculous kidney is a classical finding, the discovery of tuberculous lesions after nephrectomy for cancer is exceptional. We report the case of a female patient aged 60 who had a partial nephrectomy for a 5 cm exophytic kidney tumor. Pathological examination concluded that renal clear cell carcinoma associated with follicular caseo tuberculosis.
authors.affiliation: Urology Department, Charles Nicolle University Hospital, Boulevard 9 avril 1938, Tunis 1006, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saadi
authors.affiliation: Urology Department, Charles Nicolle University Hospital, Boulevard 9 avril 1938, Tunis 1006, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Haroun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ayed
authors.affiliation: Urology Department, Charles Nicolle University Hospital, Boulevard 9 avril 1938, Tunis 1006, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Abderrazak
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bouzouita
authors.affiliation: Urology Department, Charles Nicolle University Hospital, Boulevard 9 avril 1938, Tunis 1006, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Walid
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kerkeni
authors.affiliation: Urology Department, Charles Nicolle University Hospital, Boulevard 9 avril 1938, Tunis 1006, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cherif
authors.affiliation: Urology Department, Charles Nicolle University Hospital, Boulevard 9 avril 1938, Tunis 1006, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Riadh M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Ben Slama
authors.affiliation: Urology Department, Charles Nicolle University Hospital, Boulevard 9 avril 1938, Tunis 1006, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Amine
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Derouiche
authors.affiliation: Urology Department, Charles Nicolle University Hospital, Boulevard 9 avril 1938, Tunis 1006, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chebil
keywords: Cancer; Kidney; Partial nephrectomy; Tuberculosis