Metanephric adenoma in a two-year-old child

Andreas Loeser; Tiemo Katzenberger; Martin Spahn; Elmar W Gerharz; Hubertus Riedmiller

doi:10.1159/000224881

Metanephric adenoma in a two-year-old child

Urol Int. 2009;83(1):119-21. doi: 10.1159/000224881. Epub 2009 Jul 27.

Authors

Andreas Loeser¹, Tiemo Katzenberger, Martin Spahn, Elmar W Gerharz, Hubertus Riedmiller

Affiliation

¹ Department of Urology, Julius Maximilians University Medical School, Wurzburg, Germany. loeser_a@klinik.uni-wuerzburg.de

PMID: 19641372
DOI: 10.1159/000224881

Abstract

Metanephric adenomas in children are very rare. We present the case of a 2-year-old girl with a mass of the left kidney. The lesion was completely removed by nephron-sparing surgery. Histopathologic examination revealed a metanephric adenoma.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adenoma / diagnosis*
Adenoma / pathology
Adenoma / surgery
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Kidney Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Kidney Neoplasms / pathology
Kidney Neoplasms / surgery