Adenoma metanéfrico del riñon asociado a policitemia y eritromelalgia: caso clínico

Background: We report a 21-year-old male, presenting with erythromelalgia and polycythe-mia. A solid renal mass of the lower pole of the right kidney was discovered. The patient was subjected to a right open partial nephrectomy. The pathological study of the surgical specimen showed a metanephric adenoma of the kidney. The patient had an uneventful postoperative evolution. Currently the patient is in good health without evidence of recurrence of the tumor and normal hematological parameters.

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Main Authors: Zambrano,Norman, Vivaldi,Bruno, Espinoza,Ricardo
Format: Digital revista
Language:Spanish / Castilian
Published: Sociedad Médica de Santiago 2012
Online Access:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872012000500011
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Summary:Background: We report a 21-year-old male, presenting with erythromelalgia and polycythe-mia. A solid renal mass of the lower pole of the right kidney was discovered. The patient was subjected to a right open partial nephrectomy. The pathological study of the surgical specimen showed a metanephric adenoma of the kidney. The patient had an uneventful postoperative evolution. Currently the patient is in good health without evidence of recurrence of the tumor and normal hematological parameters.