Prenatal sonographic diagnosis of multicystic congenital mesoblastic nephroma.

Abstract

The authors report an unusual presentation of congenital mesoblastic nephroma as a multilocular cystic renal lesion. Prenatal sonography revealed a unilateral, encapsulated, multilocular cystic mass with solid components measuring 5.7 × 5.4 × 4.3 cm in the left renal fossa. There was no increase in vascularity and no signs of hydrops fetalis. On the forth postnatal day left-sided radical nephrectomy was performed and histopathological examination revealed cellular type congenital mesoblastic nephroma. A multicystic appearance is rare as the vast majority of prenatally diagnosed congenital mesoblastic nephroma cases presented in the literature are of the classic type with solid homogenous or heterogenous appearence.

• Authors: Aytul Corbacioglu Esmer, Ibrahim Kalelioglu, Isin Kilicaslan, Feryal Gun, Orhan Ziylan
• Journal: Journal of clinical ultrasound : JCU (J Clin Ultrasound) 2013 Nov-Dec Vol. 41 Suppl 1 Pg. 59-61 ISSN: 1097-0096 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 23280386 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc., A Wiley Company.

Topics

• Adult
• Female
• Humans
• Infant, Newborn
• Kidney Neoplasms (diagnostic imaging)
• Nephroma, Mesoblastic (diagnostic imaging)
• Pregnancy
• Ultrasonography, Prenatal