The Largest Cystic Nephroma Treated by Laparoscopic Nephron-sparing Surgery: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

• Main Authors: Nejdet Karşıyakalı, Uğur Yücetaş, Hüseyin Aytaç Ateş, Sevim Baykal Koca, Ceyda Turan Bektaş, Mahmut Gökhan Toktaş
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Galenos Yayinevi 2019-06-01
• Series: Journal of Urological Surgery
• Subjects: Cystic nephroma; Laparoscopy; Partial nephrectomy; Renal cyst; Renal tumour
• Online Access: http://jurolsurgery.org/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/the-largest-cystic-nephroma-treated-by-laparoscopi/27489

Cystic nephroma is a rare benign tumour of the kidney. The symptoms are often non-specific and the diagnosis of the disease is usually made incidentally. Definitive diagnosis can be possible with histopathological evaluation. Surgical resection provides curative treatment. We report a successful removal of cystic nephroma in a 67-year-old female which was managed by laparoscopic nephron-sparing surgery. When a renal mass including multiple cystic formations is visualized on radiological imaging, the clinician should consider cystic nephroma for differential diagnosis, and these cases should be evaluated in terms of nephron-sparing surgery.