Malignant cystic nephroma.

Can J Urol

Division of Urology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA.

Published: December 2006

Aim: To describe a malignant cystic nephroma in an asymptomatic man.

Methods: Case report and review of the literature.

Results: A 60 year old white male presented with an incidentally discovered right perirenal mass. An MRI demonstrated a large perinephric encapsulated mass with diffuse heterogeneity. Patient underwent a radical nephrectomy and retroperitoneal node dissection. Histopathological analyses of the resected specimen revealed malignant cystic nephroma.

Conclusion: This represents the first published report of this rare tumor in an adult patient.

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