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Bilateral multifocal renal oncocytoma

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Renal oncocytoma is a rare benign tumor. Bilateral and multifocal renal oncocytoma has rarely been described in childhood. We report a 12-year-old girl who presented with massive left renomegaly and who was found to have bilateral cystic kidneys. A left nephrectomy was undertaken because of the renal enlargement, the radiological evidence of extensive disease, and to make a diagnosis. A diagnosis of multifocal oncocytoma was made after detailed histological examination.

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  1. Department of Nephrology, Razi Children’s Hospital, Kermanshah, Iran

    Abolhassan Seyedzadeh

  2. Department of Nephrology, Birmingham Children’s Hospital, Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham, B4 6NH, UK

    Abolhassan Seyedzadeh & David V. Milford

  3. Department of Urology, Birmingham Children’s Hospital, Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham, B4 6NH, UK

    Karan Parashar

  4. Department of Histopathology, Birmingham Children’s Hospital, Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham, B4 6NH, UK

    Faro Raafat

  5. Department of Radiology, Birmingham Children’s Hospital, Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham, B4 6NH, UK

    Helen M. Alton

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Seyedzadeh, A., Parashar, K., Raafat, F. et al. Bilateral multifocal renal oncocytoma. Pediatr Nephrol 18, 1286–1288 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00467-003-1257-3

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