MYXOMA OF THE KIDNEY
Article published in Urologia Polska 1997/50/2.

authors

Cezary Torz ¹, Piotr Dobroński ¹, Maciej Czaplicki ¹, Roman Pykało ²: ¹ Klinika i Katedra Urologii AM w Warszawie
Kierownik Kliniki: prof. dr hab. n. med. A. Borkowski
² Zakład Anatomii Patologicznej Instytutu Biostruktury AM w Warszawie
Kierownik Zakładu: prof. dr hab. n. med. A. Wasiutyński

A case of the 46-year old patient with the left kidney tumor is presented. The tumor

was found in imaging studies. Nephroureterectomy was performed. The pathological examination showed a very rare, benign kidney tumor - myxoma.

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