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Renal lymphangioma is a very rare lesion. A case of lymphangioma that presented as a small, hypercechoic renal mass on sonography in a child is reported. On CT, the lesion appeared as a low-density, enhancing renal mass. Despite its rarity, lymphangioma should be considered in the differential diagnosis of such a lesion. A suspected lymphangioma may be evaluated by percutaneous biopsy.
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Levine, E. Lymphangioma presenting as a small renal mass during childhood. Urol Radiol 14, 155–158 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02926918
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