Back to Search Start Over

Retroperitoneal lipogranuloma mimicking recurrence of renal cell carcinoma after laparoscopic partial nephrectomy

Authors :
Kimiaki Takagi
Kota Kawase
Kenichi Minoshima
Masayoshi Yamaha
Masanobu Horie
Source :
Urology Case Reports, Vol 26, Iss , Pp - (2019)
Publication Year :
2019
Publisher :
Elsevier, 2019.

Abstract

Lipogranuloma is a rare inflammatory reactive process often reported to occur in the dermis and subcutis in the cosmetic surgery field.1 It very rarely occurs in the retroperitoneum. We present a case of retroperitoneal lipogranuloma mimicking metastases of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) after laparoscopic partial nephrectomy. A 63-year-old man who underwent laparoscopic left partial nephrectomy for RCC one year earlier had developed a left retroperitoneal tumor during postoperative surveillance. The tumor looked identical to an implant or recurrence of RCC on contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) and 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/CT. We resected the tumor, and pathology showed a lipogranuloma. Keywords: Lipogranuloma, Mimicking recurrence, Renal cell carcinoma

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
22144420
Volume :
26
Issue :
-
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Urology Case Reports
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.fad08a5d2def450883700d8b3b342008
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eucr.2019.100940