Iranian Journal of Pathology

Renal Capillary Hemangioma Mimicking Urothelial Carcinoma, A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Document Type : Case Reports

Authors

Bita Geramizadeh 1, 2
Nadereh Shams 3
Pouya Iranpour 4
Mohammad javad Rajabi 3

1 MD, Department of Pathology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

2 Transplant Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

3 MD, Kowsar General Hospital, Shiraz, Iran

4 MD, Department of Radiology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

https://doi.org/10.30699/ijp.14.2.175
Abstract
Renal hemangioma is a rare tumor which can be capillary or cavernous. There have been less than 30 renal capillary hemangioma cases reported in the English literature. Herein we will report a case of renal hemangioma which was detected in a 74-year-old man operated with the impression of urothelial carcinoma of hilum.

Keywords

Kidney
Capillary hemangioma
urothelial carcinoma

Subjects

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Iranian Journal of Pathology
Volume 14, Issue 2
Spring 2019
Pages 175-179

  • Receive Date 08 February 2018
  • Revise Date 28 February 2019
  • Accept Date 28 March 2019

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