Primary Intrarenal Lipoma: A Case Report
Fat-containing tumors of the kidneys are not uncommon, but primary intrarenal lipomas are extremely rare, with only 19 documented cases reported to date. In most cases, total nephrectomy is performed. We report on a 71-year-old man with the complaint of epigastralgia. Series image studies revealed a...
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doaj-47592db8631f4504ad301acf6bbc4b6e2020-11-25T00:50:24ZengWileyKaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences1607-551X2005-08-0121838338610.1016/S1607-551X(09)70138-XPrimary Intrarenal Lipoma: A Case ReportHung-Lung KeHsi-Lin HsiaoChun-Hsiung HuangWen-Jeng WuFat-containing tumors of the kidneys are not uncommon, but primary intrarenal lipomas are extremely rare, with only 19 documented cases reported to date. In most cases, total nephrectomy is performed. We report on a 71-year-old man with the complaint of epigastralgia. Series image studies revealed a high fat-containing tumor with low vascularity arising from the lower pole of the left kidney. We performed partial nephrectomy, and the subsequent pathology report revealed a pure lipoma.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X0970138Xintrarenal lipomakidney neoplasmpartial nephrectomy |
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Primary Intrarenal Lipoma: A Case Report |
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Primary Intrarenal Lipoma: A Case Report |
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Primary Intrarenal Lipoma: A Case Report |
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Primary Intrarenal Lipoma: A Case Report |
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primary intrarenal lipoma: a case report |
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Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences |
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Fat-containing tumors of the kidneys are not uncommon, but primary intrarenal lipomas are extremely rare, with only 19 documented cases reported to date. In most cases, total nephrectomy is performed. We report on a 71-year-old man with the complaint of epigastralgia. Series image studies revealed a high fat-containing tumor with low vascularity arising from the lower pole of the left kidney. We performed partial nephrectomy, and the subsequent pathology report revealed a pure lipoma. |
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intrarenal lipoma kidney neoplasm partial nephrectomy |
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