Renal oncocytoma: Diagnostic and therapeutic aspects

• Published in: Journal of pediatric surgery Vol. 35; no. 9; pp. 1396 - 1398
• Main Authors: Ciftci, Arbay O., Talim, Beril, Şenocak, Mehmet E., Kaymaz, Figen, Çağlar, Melda, Büyükpamukçu, Nebil
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Philadelphia, PA Elsevier Inc 01-09-2000; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adenoma, Oxyphilic - diagnosis; Adenoma, Oxyphilic - surgery; Adolescent; Biological and medical sciences; Biopsy - methods; Humans; kidney; Kidney Neoplasms - diagnosis; Kidney Neoplasms - surgery; Kidneys; Male; Medical sciences; Nephrectomy - methods; Nephrology. Urinary tract diseases; Oncocytoma; Tumors of the urinary system; Oncocytoma; kidney; Human; Kidney disease; Urinary system disease; Radiodiagnosis; Angiography; Male; Kidney; Case study; Pathology; Symptomatology; Histopathology; Treatment; Nephrectomy; Partial; Surgery; Adolescent; Medical imagery; Clinical investigation; Computerized axial tomography; Benign neoplasm; Diagnosis
• ISSN: 0022-3468; 1531-5037
• DOI: 10.1053/jpsu.2000.9351

Renal oncocytoma is one of the most unusual benign lesions, which presents as a complicated mass resulting in a diagnostic and therapeutic dilemma. A new case of renal oncocytoma in a 13-year-old boy is presented. The clinocopathologic features of this rare entity are discussed, with special emphasis on diagnosis and treatment. There are no specific presumptive clinical and laboratory findings, including tumor markers, ploidy analysis, and imaging techniques that distinguish oncocytoma from other renal masses. The most important diagnostic aid is to bear this entity in mind when a child presents with an unexplained renal mass. Frozen section biopsies followed by partial nephrectomy are mandatory for the appropriate treatment after excluding bilateral or multifocal occurrence. J Pediatr Surg 35:1396-1398. Copyright © 2000 by W.B. Saunders Company.