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Case report: renal lymphangiectasia

Michael L. Pianezza¹, Aiden Mokhtassi², Louis Wu², R. John D’A. Honey¹

1 Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2 Department of Medical Imaging, St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Address correspondence to Dr. Michael L. Pianezza, University of Toronto, 909 Bay Street, Suite #1203, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3G2 Canada

Canadian Journal of Urology 2006, 13(4), 3204-3207.

Abstract

Renal lymphangiectasia is a rare renal condition. We present a case of bilateral renal lymphangiectasia in a 52-year-old man who presented with bilateral flank pain and gross hematuria. The clinical features, diagnosis and characteristic imaging findings are reviewed. This condition should be considered in the differential diagnosis of cystic renal masses in both children and adults.

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