Discovery of Renal Tuberculosis in a Partial Nephrectomy Specimen Done for Renal Tumor

Discovery of Renal Tuberculosis in a Partial Nephrectomy Specimen Done for Renal Tumor

The association of renal cancer and renal tuberculosis is uncommon. While the incidental discovery of renal cell carcinoma in a tuberculous kidney is a classical finding, the discovery of tuberculous lesions after nephrectomy for cancer is exceptional. We report the case of a female patient aged 60...

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Main Authors: Ahmed Saadi, Haroun Ayed, Abderrazak Bouzouita, Walid Kerkeni, Mohamed Cherif, Riadh M. Ben Slama, Amine Derouiche, Mohamed Chebil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-05-01
Series:Urology Case Reports
Subjects:
Kidney
Cancer
Tuberculosis
Partial nephrectomy
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214442015000108

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