Case Report

Palpable Abdominal Mass is a Renal Oncocytoma: Not All Large Renal Masses are Malignant

Table 1

Largest reported renal oncocytomas.

ReferencesAge (years)SexTumor size (cm)Presenting ComplaintTreatmentMetastasis/Recurrences

Demos et al. [4]64Male27x20x15Palpable abdominal massRight open radical nephrectomyNone found

Ahmad et al. [5]61Male25x16x16Lower back/ flank painRight open radical nephrectomyNone found

Banks et al. [6]57Male21x18x15Abdominal discomfort and distensionRight open radical nephrectomy1.7 cm left lung nodule and several indeterminate liver lesions at diagnosis. Metastasis could not be excluded.

Kilic et al. [7]65Male20x15x10Abdominal painLeft open radical nephrectomyNone found

Sundararajan et al. [8]37Male20Abdominal mass and moderate hypertensionRight open radical nephrectomyOn follow up at 3 months hypertension had resolved.

Current case59Female14x13x12Palpable massRight open radical nephrectomyMultiple indeterminate liver, bone and lung lesions at diagnosis with benign liver biopsy