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Chung, Chung, Shin, Han, Kang, and Lee: Cavernous Hemangioma in the Renal Pelvis
Case Report
Korean Journal of Urology

Korean Journal of Urology 2008; 49(5): 457-460.

Published online: 31 May 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4111/kju.2008.49.5.457

Cavernous Hemangioma in the Renal Pelvis

Moon Soo Chung, Moo Yeul Chung, Ok Ran Shin1, Chang Hee Han, Sung Hak Kang, Yong Seok Lee

Department of Urology , College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.

1Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.

ysleemd@catholic.ac.kr

Received 2 October 2007       Accepted 19 March 2008

Copyright © 2008 The Korean Urological Association

Abstract

Hemangioma in the urinary tract is a very rare benign tumor that usually causes painless or painful gross hematuria. Its preoperative diagnosis is extremely difficult or even impossible. A female 47-year old patient presented with painless gross hematuria that she'd experience for 4 days. The patient underwent abdominal ultrasound, intravenous pyelography (IVP), cystoscopy, urine cytology, retrograde pyelography (RGP), kidney dynamic computed tomography (CT) and surgical excision. She was finally diagnosed with cavernous hemangioma in the renal pelvis.

Keywords: Hemangioma, Renal pelvis

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Fig. 1
Intravenous pyelography (IVP) shows a filling defect in the upper calyx of the left kidney.
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Fig. 2
Retrograde pyelography (RGP) shows a filling defect in the upper calyx of the left kidney.
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Fig. 3
Kidney dynamic computed tomography (CT) shows a poorly enhancing mass-like lesion in the upper calyx of the left kidney.
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Fig. 4
Microscopic finding of hemangioma in the renal pelvis. Cavernous hemangioma: lower magnification reveals a typical sinusoidal appearance. Cavernous hemangioma: part of a markedly dilated vascular channel, which is intermixed with red blood cells.
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