Ultrasound-guided percutaneous ablation of a renal mass in a renal allograft

Urology. 2006 Oct;68(4):891.e5-6. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2006.05.019.

Abstract

A 50-year-old man underwent magnetic resonance imaging and was found to have an incidental 3.2-cm mass in a renal allograft. Because of the multiple comorbidities associated with renal allograft patients, a minimally invasive option such as percutaneous ablation should be considered. The patient underwent percutaneous ultrasound-guided cryoablation. The final histopathologic examination of the needle biopsy was consistent with an oncocytic neoplasm. The 9-month follow-up contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging scan showed no residual tumor. Long-term follow-up and greater clinical experience are still necessary to confirm the efficacy of cryoablation for allograft lesions.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenoma, Oxyphilic / diagnosis
  • Adenoma, Oxyphilic / diagnostic imaging
  • Adenoma, Oxyphilic / surgery*
  • Cryosurgery / methods*
  • Humans
  • Incidental Findings
  • Kidney Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Kidney Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Kidney Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Kidney Transplantation / pathology*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Transplantation, Homologous / pathology*
  • Ultrasonography, Interventional