Acute pyelonephritis including an overlooked renal cell carcinoma

Hidden renal mass is not evident during severe inflammation such as acute pyelonephritis, pyonephrosis, or renal abscess. Deceptive inflammatory presentations that can occur in aggressive synchronous renal malignancies can significantly delay the diagnosis of cancer. Herein, we report a case of acut...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Song, Soo Kyeong, Song, Ji Soo, Hwang, Hong Pil, Lee, Sik
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dustri-Verlag Dr. Karl Feistle 2013
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5437987/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29043118
http://dx.doi.org/10.5414/CNCS107906
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Sumario:Hidden renal mass is not evident during severe inflammation such as acute pyelonephritis, pyonephrosis, or renal abscess. Deceptive inflammatory presentations that can occur in aggressive synchronous renal malignancies can significantly delay the diagnosis of cancer. Herein, we report a case of acute pyelonephritis involving overlooked renal cell carcinoma.

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