Okada Tadao, Yoshida Hideo, Matsunaga Tadashi, Kouchi Katsunori, Ohtsuka Yasuhiro, Saitou Takeshi, Horie Hiroshi, Ohnuma Naomi
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan.
J Pediatr Surg. 2003 Nov;38(11):1689-92. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3468(03)00589-x.
Multilocular cyst of the kidney is an uncommon benign renal neoplasm. Because of its benign nature, this lesion is best managed by nephron-sparing surgery. This report describes a child who underwent a partial nephrectomy for a multilocular cyst of the kidney. After reviewing other cases, we discuss the clinical characteristics of multilocular cyst of the kidney and emphasize the cystic partially differentiated nephroblastoma as a differential diagnosis.
