Korean J Urol.
2004 Mar;45(3):287-289.
Primary Retroperitoneal Cyst Presented as Simple Renal Cyst
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Urology, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Korea.
- 2Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- Primary retroperitoneal cysts are rare. Symptoms may be absent, or only an increased abdominal size observed. However, some patients present with complaints associated with pressure or displacement of an abdominal organ due to the cyst. Most patients display some chronic symptoms that necessitate therapeutic intervention. These cysts may occur at any age, with the highest incidence being the fourth decade, but one-third of patients present at less than 10 years of age. A case of a retroperitoneal cyst, which presented as a simple renal cyst, and removed with a laparoscopy, is reported in a sixty one-year-old woman.
