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Adenoma of the kidney

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Professor Jack Baniel

Urologist, oncourologist

Alexey Kryvenko, medical expert
Last reviewed: 04.07.2025

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Renal adenoma is the most common benign neoplasm in nephrology.

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Causes renal adenomas

The causes of renal adenoma are unknown. An increased risk of the disease is noted in smokers. Morphologically, renal adenoma is very similar to highly differentiated renal cell carcinoma, and there is a hypothesis that it is an early form of renal adenocarcinoma.

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Symptoms renal adenomas

Symptoms of renal adenoma are nonspecific.

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Diagnostics renal adenomas

The optimal method for diagnosing renal adenoma is CT with intravenous bolus contrast. Preoperative differential diagnosis with other tumors of this localization is impossible.

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