Renal schwannoma: A case report and literature review of a rare and benign entity mimicking an invasive renal neoplasm

Aaron Dahmen; Timothy Juwono; Jennifer Griffith; Trushar Patel

doi:10.1016/j.eucr.2021.101637

Renal schwannoma: A case report and literature review of a rare and benign entity mimicking an invasive renal neoplasm

Urol Case Rep. 2021 Mar 13:37:101637. doi: 10.1016/j.eucr.2021.101637. eCollection 2021 Jul.

Authors

Aaron Dahmen¹, Timothy Juwono¹, Jennifer Griffith¹, Trushar Patel¹

Affiliation

¹ University of South Florida, Department of Urology, 2 Tampa General Circle, 6TH FL, Tampa, FL, 33606, USA.

Abstract

Schwannomas of the kidney are rare with only a handful of cases reported in literature. We present a case of a large Schwannoma of the right kidney causing mass effect with imaging characteristics thought to represent renal cell carcinoma. On imaging, these masses present similarly to solid renal masses and are therefore indistinguishable without tissue diagnosis. Thus, surgical resection is the definitive treatment for renal schwannomas.

Keywords: Kidney; Nephrectomy; Oncology; Renal mass; Schwannoma; Surgery.

Publication types

Case Reports