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Large cavernous hemangioma of the kidney presenting as a solid renal mass

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We report a case of large renal hemangioma that completely filled the collecting system in a 43-year-old man. Most of the renal hemangiomas are small in size and this situation is extremely rare. The diagnosis and treatment of the case is discussed.

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  1. Department of Urology, University of Ankara, Turkey

    Çağatay Göğüş & Orhan Göğüş

  2. Department of Urology and Pathology, Güven Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

    Sahir Kılıç & Ömür Ataoğlu

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Göğüş, Ç., Kılıç, S., Ataoğlu, Ö. et al. Large cavernous hemangioma of the kidney presenting as a solid renal mass. Int Urol Nephrol 33, 615–616 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1020570332118

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