Hibernoma in the renal sinus: A case mimicking malignancy
Ayano Kashima
Department of Urology, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan
Contribution: Conceptualization, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
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Tsuyoshi Majima
Department of Urology, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan
Correspondence: Tsuyoshi Majima M.D., Ph.D., Department of Urology, Aichi Medical University, 1-1 Yazakokarimata, Nagakute, Aichi 480-1195, Japan. Email: [email protected]
Contribution: Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
Search for more papers by this authorTomoaki Muramatsu
Department of Urology, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan
Contribution: Conceptualization, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
Search for more papers by this authorHaruka Kurosu
Department of Urology, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan
Contribution: Conceptualization
Search for more papers by this authorHideji Kawanishi
Department of Urology, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan
Contribution: Conceptualization
Search for more papers by this authorIkuo Kobayashi
Department of Urology, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan
Contribution: Conceptualization
Search for more papers by this authorKeishi Kajikawa
Department of Urology, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan
Contribution: Conceptualization
Search for more papers by this authorTaishi Takahara
Department of Surgical Pathology, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan
Contribution: Data curation
Search for more papers by this authorTakahiro Yamamoto
Department of Radiology, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan
Contribution: Data curation
Search for more papers by this authorNaoto Sassa
Department of Urology, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan
Contribution: Supervision
Search for more papers by this authorAyano Kashima
Department of Urology, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan
Contribution: Conceptualization, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Tsuyoshi Majima
Department of Urology, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan
Correspondence: Tsuyoshi Majima M.D., Ph.D., Department of Urology, Aichi Medical University, 1-1 Yazakokarimata, Nagakute, Aichi 480-1195, Japan. Email: [email protected]
Contribution: Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
Search for more papers by this authorTomoaki Muramatsu
Department of Urology, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan
Contribution: Conceptualization, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
Search for more papers by this authorHaruka Kurosu
Department of Urology, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan
Contribution: Conceptualization
Search for more papers by this authorHideji Kawanishi
Department of Urology, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan
Contribution: Conceptualization
Search for more papers by this authorIkuo Kobayashi
Department of Urology, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan
Contribution: Conceptualization
Search for more papers by this authorKeishi Kajikawa
Department of Urology, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan
Contribution: Conceptualization
Search for more papers by this authorTaishi Takahara
Department of Surgical Pathology, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan
Contribution: Data curation
Search for more papers by this authorTakahiro Yamamoto
Department of Radiology, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan
Contribution: Data curation
Search for more papers by this authorNaoto Sassa
Department of Urology, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan
Contribution: Supervision
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Introduction
Hibernomas are benign tumors of brown adipose tissue. Hibernoma in the renal sinus is extremely rare. Herein, we present the third known case of renal hibernoma.
Case presentation
A 71-year-old man reported to our department with a left kidney tumor with an average growth rate of 5 mm/year and a progressive contrast effect on computed tomography. It was diagnosed as a hibernoma following a laparoscopic radical nephrectomy.
Conclusion
We encountered a rare case of a hibernoma in the renal sinus. Development of new and accurate diagnostic methods for hibernoma, without resorting to nephrectomy, is essential.
Conflict of interest
The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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