Multiple Hypovascular Tumors in Kidney: A Rare Case Report and Differential Diagnosis

The most common malignant renal tumor is renal cell carcinoma and surgery is the standard treatment. The proportion of lymphoma with renal involvement is 2~15% and lymphoma could be cured by chemotherapy without nephrectomy. Sonography, computed tomography (CT), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)...

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Main Authors: Pei-Yu Wu, Sheng-Fung Lin, Ping-Hsun Wu, Yi-Chun Tsai, Yu-Ting Kuo, Mei-Chuan Kuo, Hung-Chun Chen
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/595193
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description The most common malignant renal tumor is renal cell carcinoma and surgery is the standard treatment. The proportion of lymphoma with renal involvement is 2~15% and lymphoma could be cured by chemotherapy without nephrectomy. Sonography, computed tomography (CT), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can detect and characterize a renal mass. We present a case of right renal hypovascular tumors and differential diagnosis of hypovascular tumors by image study. CT scan showed hypovascular tumors and MRI image revealed multifocal hypovascular solid tumors with significantly increased apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) of diffusion weighted imaging (DWI). Based on image finding, renal lymphoma was highly suspected. Renal lymphoma was confirmed by renal biopsy and this patient received chemotherapy without surgery. The noninvasive CT scan and MRI image can help clinicians to diagnose the characteristics of renal mass and to avoid unnecessary nephrectomy.
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spelling doaj-art-b795b7bf991a46539d4e61b65dd3c2922025-08-20T02:19:18ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352013-01-01201310.1155/2013/595193595193Multiple Hypovascular Tumors in Kidney: A Rare Case Report and Differential DiagnosisPei-Yu Wu0Sheng-Fung Lin1Ping-Hsun Wu2Yi-Chun Tsai3Yu-Ting Kuo4Mei-Chuan Kuo5Hung-Chun Chen6Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital, No. 100 Tzyou 1st Road, Kaohsiung 80756, TaiwanDivision of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, TaiwanDivision of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital, No. 100 Tzyou 1st Road, Kaohsiung 80756, TaiwanDivision of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital, No. 100 Tzyou 1st Road, Kaohsiung 80756, TaiwanDepartment of Medical Imaging, Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, TaiwanDivision of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital, No. 100 Tzyou 1st Road, Kaohsiung 80756, TaiwanDivision of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital, No. 100 Tzyou 1st Road, Kaohsiung 80756, TaiwanThe most common malignant renal tumor is renal cell carcinoma and surgery is the standard treatment. The proportion of lymphoma with renal involvement is 2~15% and lymphoma could be cured by chemotherapy without nephrectomy. Sonography, computed tomography (CT), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can detect and characterize a renal mass. We present a case of right renal hypovascular tumors and differential diagnosis of hypovascular tumors by image study. CT scan showed hypovascular tumors and MRI image revealed multifocal hypovascular solid tumors with significantly increased apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) of diffusion weighted imaging (DWI). Based on image finding, renal lymphoma was highly suspected. Renal lymphoma was confirmed by renal biopsy and this patient received chemotherapy without surgery. The noninvasive CT scan and MRI image can help clinicians to diagnose the characteristics of renal mass and to avoid unnecessary nephrectomy.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/595193
spellingShingle Pei-Yu Wu
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Mei-Chuan Kuo
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Multiple Hypovascular Tumors in Kidney: A Rare Case Report and Differential Diagnosis
Case Reports in Medicine
title Multiple Hypovascular Tumors in Kidney: A Rare Case Report and Differential Diagnosis
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title_fullStr Multiple Hypovascular Tumors in Kidney: A Rare Case Report and Differential Diagnosis
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title_short Multiple Hypovascular Tumors in Kidney: A Rare Case Report and Differential Diagnosis
title_sort multiple hypovascular tumors in kidney a rare case report and differential diagnosis
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