Castleman Disease: An Uncommon Mass in the Retroperitoneum

A 34 year-old female with Stage V chronic kidney disease secondary to a history of sickle cell anemia and focal segmental glomerulosclerosis and on peritoneal dialysis presented to our hospital for imaging as part of routine evaluation for renal transplant. Upon receiving an MRI of the abdomen to evaluate liver architecture and kidney anatomy, a 6.6 cm left perinephric mass was incidentally found inferomedial to the left kidney and extending caudally (Figure 1). The renal parenchyma and ureter were uninvolved.

Source: Urology - December 4, 2019 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Lydia Glick, Helen Xu, Timothy M Han, Kim HooKim, Ashley Vogel, Costas Lallas Tags: Grand Rounds Source Type: research