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Renal cell carcinoma

Case contributed by Mohammad Taghi Niknejad
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Incidental finding. Work up for abdominal pain.

Patient Data

Age: 45 years
Gender: Female
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A 22 mm exophytic mass (86HU in attenuation value) was seen in the lower pole of the left kidney.

Case Discussion

Ultrasonography evaluation shows that the left renal lesion is a solid mass and not a complicated cyst. The patient underwent a left partial nephrectomy, and histopathology confirmed a renal cell carcinoma, the most common malignant renal tumor. 

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