Abstract
Abstract : Cavernous hemangioma of the kidney is an uncommon benign vascular tumor that is rarely diagnosed preoperatively. We report a case of a large renal cavernous hemangioma presenting as a renal cancer.
Highlights
Cavernous hemangioma of the kidney is an uncommon benign vascular tumor that is rarely diagnosed preoperatively
We report a case of a large renal cavernous hemangioma presenting as a renal cancer and the diagnostic challenge he presented
A renal hemangioma may be found in any part of the kidney, the most frequent location is the tip ofthe papilla
Summary
Cavernous hemangioma of the kidney is an uncommon benign vascular tumor that is rarely diagnosed preoperatively. We report a case of a large renal cavernous hemangioma presenting as a renal cancer and the diagnostic challenge he presented. A 69-year-old man presented with a 9-months intermittent macroscopic painless hematuria He had a previous left kidney surgery for renal lithiasis 24 years ago. Renal ultrasound depicted an enlarged left kidney with heterogeneous solid mass. An enhanced computed tomography (CT) revealed a 10 × 9 × 8, 5 cm, low-density, large heterogeneous renal mass. (a) A heterogeneous low density masse in the left kidney. Histopathological findings revealed a large cavernous haemangioma of the left kidney with extensive intratumoral haemorrhage and necrotic part (Figure 2).
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