An unusual presentation of a mixed epithelial and stromal tumor in an elderly male

ScientificWorldJournal. 2010 Sep 14:10:1810-3. doi: 10.1100/tsw.2010.171.

Abstract

Mixed epithelial and stromal tumors (MESTs) of the kidney are rare renal neoplasms characterized by mixed cystic and solid components. These tumors are typically present in middle-aged women as a flank mass, or as a cause of flank pain or hematuria. We outline the case of an older male who presented with an enlarging abdominal mass causing symptoms that suggested a partial small bowel obstruction. Management of the patient and a brief review are discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Kidney / diagnostic imaging
  • Kidney / pathology*
  • Kidney Diseases, Cystic / diagnosis
  • Kidney Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Neoplasms, Complex and Mixed / diagnosis*
  • Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial / diagnosis*
  • Nephroma, Mesoblastic / diagnosis
  • Radiography
  • Stromal Cells / pathology