Right renal mass diagnosed as focal splenosis; a rare differential for a small renal mass highlighting utility of heat damaged Tc-99m RBC scintigraphy to avoid unnecessary surgery

Small renal masses (SRM) represent a heterogenous group of kidney lesions that are often found incidentally and can represent a diagnostic dilemma. Herein, we report a 55 year old female who presented with a 25mm right renal mass. She had no symptomology or significant medical history but did report...

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Autores principales: Bray, Gerard, Bahadori, Arya, Teng, Roy, McClintock, Dr Scott
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2022
Materias:
Oncology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9120217/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35600807
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eucr.2022.102101
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description Small renal masses (SRM) represent a heterogenous group of kidney lesions that are often found incidentally and can represent a diagnostic dilemma. Herein, we report a 55 year old female who presented with a 25mm right renal mass. She had no symptomology or significant medical history but did report undergoing a traumatic splenectomy 30 years prior. Using Tc-99 m heat damaged RBC scintigraphy, the renal mass was confirmed as focal splenosis. Right sided renal splenosis is almost unheard of. Our case illustrates how good clinical history and correct imaging can prevent unnecessary investigations and surgery for a rare differential of SRMs.
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spelling pubmed-91202172022-05-21 Right renal mass diagnosed as focal splenosis; a rare differential for a small renal mass highlighting utility of heat damaged Tc-99m RBC scintigraphy to avoid unnecessary surgery Bray, Gerard Bahadori, Arya Teng, Roy McClintock, Dr Scott Urol Case Rep Oncology Small renal masses (SRM) represent a heterogenous group of kidney lesions that are often found incidentally and can represent a diagnostic dilemma. Herein, we report a 55 year old female who presented with a 25mm right renal mass. She had no symptomology or significant medical history but did report undergoing a traumatic splenectomy 30 years prior. Using Tc-99 m heat damaged RBC scintigraphy, the renal mass was confirmed as focal splenosis. Right sided renal splenosis is almost unheard of. Our case illustrates how good clinical history and correct imaging can prevent unnecessary investigations and surgery for a rare differential of SRMs. Elsevier 2022-05-01 /pmc/articles/PMC9120217/ /pubmed/35600807 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eucr.2022.102101 Text en © 2022 The Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
spellingShingle Oncology
Bray, Gerard
Bahadori, Arya
Teng, Roy
McClintock, Dr Scott
Right renal mass diagnosed as focal splenosis; a rare differential for a small renal mass highlighting utility of heat damaged Tc-99m RBC scintigraphy to avoid unnecessary surgery
title Right renal mass diagnosed as focal splenosis; a rare differential for a small renal mass highlighting utility of heat damaged Tc-99m RBC scintigraphy to avoid unnecessary surgery
title_full Right renal mass diagnosed as focal splenosis; a rare differential for a small renal mass highlighting utility of heat damaged Tc-99m RBC scintigraphy to avoid unnecessary surgery
title_fullStr Right renal mass diagnosed as focal splenosis; a rare differential for a small renal mass highlighting utility of heat damaged Tc-99m RBC scintigraphy to avoid unnecessary surgery
title_full_unstemmed Right renal mass diagnosed as focal splenosis; a rare differential for a small renal mass highlighting utility of heat damaged Tc-99m RBC scintigraphy to avoid unnecessary surgery
title_short Right renal mass diagnosed as focal splenosis; a rare differential for a small renal mass highlighting utility of heat damaged Tc-99m RBC scintigraphy to avoid unnecessary surgery
title_sort right renal mass diagnosed as focal splenosis; a rare differential for a small renal mass highlighting utility of heat damaged tc-99m rbc scintigraphy to avoid unnecessary surgery
topic Oncology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9120217/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35600807
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eucr.2022.102101
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