Discovery of Renal Tuberculosis in a Partial Nephrectomy Specimen Done for Renal Tumor
oleh: Ahmed Saadi, Haroun Ayed, Abderrazak Bouzouita, Walid Kerkeni, Mohamed Cherif, Riadh M. Ben Slama, Amine Derouiche, Mohamed Chebil
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | Elsevier 2015-05-01 |
Deskripsi
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 who had a partial nephrectomy for a 5 cm exophytic kidney tumor. Pathological examination concluded that renal clear cell carcinoma associated with follicular caseo tuberculosis.