Isolated complex renal cyst mimicking kidney mass

Hydatidosis is an endemic parasitic disease in Mediterranean region, Middle east, Australia, parts of Africa, Latin America and Turkey. The cysts are mostly evident in the liver or lungs, while urinary tract involvement is uncommon, comprising only 2–4 % of all cases. Isolated renal involvement is e...

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Published inCEN case reports Vol. 3; no. 2; pp. 206 - 208
Main Authors Özbir, Sait, Girgin, Mehmet Cengiz, Kara, Cengiz
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Tokyo Springer Japan 01.11.2014
Subjects
Case Report
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Nephrology
Urology
Renal cyst
Diagnosis
Hydatid disease
Kidney
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Summary:Hydatidosis is an endemic parasitic disease in Mediterranean region, Middle east, Australia, parts of Africa, Latin America and Turkey. The cysts are mostly evident in the liver or lungs, while urinary tract involvement is uncommon, comprising only 2–4 % of all cases. Isolated renal involvement is extremely rare. Its diagnosis may be difficult because of nonspecific complaints and absence of pathognomonic laboratory findings except from hydatiduria. Although radiological studies have a more important role in the diagnosis, they cannot always show a specific sign or lesion for hydatid disease. Herein we present a rare case with isolated renal hydatid cyst mimicking a renal mass treated with right radical nephrectomy. Isolated renal cyst hydatid should be considered in differential diagnosis of both cystic and solid renal masses.
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ISSN:2192-4449
2192-4449
DOI:10.1007/s13730-014-0119-0