RENAL NEOPLASMS

Incidental neoplasms in renal biopsies.

BACKGROUND Incidental neoplastic lesions are occasionally found in renal biopsy specimens, but there is no evidence to indicate how they should be managed. METHODS A retrospective review was made of the management and clinical course of patients in whom an unsuspected neoplasm had been found in a renal biopsy. RESULTS In 11 880 biopsies taken over 22 years, there were incidental neoplasms i...

Renal Cortical Neoplasms and Associated Renal Functional Outcomes

Renal cystic diseases and renal neoplasms: a mini-review.

The past two decades have witnessed recognition of several new types of renal cell carcinoma, each with distinct cytogenetic abnormalities. Included are several genetic and acquired cystic kidney diseases associated with development of renal cell carcinoma, the topic of this review. The risk in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease is not accurately known but may be slightl...

Active surveillance for renal cortical neoplasms.

PURPOSE We retrospectively evaluated our single center experience with patients with renal cortical neoplasms who elected active surveillance. MATERIALS AND METHODS We retrospectively evaluated our urological oncology database between January 1993 and January 2009, identifying a total of 223 renal cortical neoplasms in 212 patients that were initially managed by active surveillance. We descri...

Renal biopsy cases in myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN)

We performed renal biopsy in three cases complicated by myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN). Although several cases of glomerulonephritis associated with MPN have been reported, the etiologies of the renal disorders were not established (Plomley et al., Aust NZ J Med, 13:125-129, 1983; Sharma et al., Nephron, 69:361, 1995; Kanauchi et al., Intern Med, 33:36-40, 1994; Kasuno et al., Nephrol Dial ...