Abnormal Calcifications In Chromophobic Cell Renal Tumors: Description Of A Clinical Case And Review Of The Literature

We present a clinical case of an asymptomatic 61-year-old man was found to have a left kidney mass. Ultrasound and CT showed a 6 x 5 cms mass with calcifications. Histologic examination of the radical nephrectomy specimen revealed a chromophobe renal cell carcinoma. The unique feature of this case is the type of calcifications present in a tumor of this category. To our knowledge, we report the first case of chromophobe renal cell carcinoma with peripheral linear calcifications. A literature review on chromophobe renal cell carcinoma with calcifications is performed.