Abstract

PINILLA GONZALEZ, Rafael et al. Giant hypernephroma: apropos of a case. Rev Cubana Cir [online]. 2008, vol.47, n.1, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1561-2945.

The hypernephroma accounts for 3 % of all the malignant tumors and it is the most frequent renal tumor in adults. It was suspected the existence of a renal carcinoma in the presence of haematuria, low back pain and palpable abdominal tumor. Nowadays, the systematic use of ultrasonography and computerized axial tomography has made possible the detection of incidental renal masses, and has improved the prognosis of these patients. The case of a 45-year-old patient with pain on the left side of the abdomen and tumor of fast growth that became very painful 2 days before the operation was described. Due to a marked increase of pain and to the impossibility of carrying out imaging studies, it was decided to perform emergency surgery. A left hypernephroma with intratumoral bleeding was diagnosed and left nephrectomy was performed. The histological report confirmed a clear-cell renal-cell carcinoma. The patient was assessed before discharge by the oncologist, who recommended only follow-up

Keywords : Hypernephroma; renal adenocarcinoma; Grawitz's tumor.

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