Revista médica de Chile
versión impresa ISSN 0034-9887
ZAMBRANO, Norman; VIVALDI, Bruno y ESPINOZA, Ricardo. Metanephric adenoma of the kidney associated with polycythemia and erythromelalgia: Report of one case. Rev. méd. Chile [online]. 2012, vol.140, n.5, pp. 629-632. ISSN 0034-9887. http://dx.doi.org/10.4067/S0034-98872012000500011.
Background: We report a 21-year-old male, presenting with erythromelalgia and polycythe-mia. A solid renal mass of the lower pole of the right kidney was discovered. The patient was subjected to a right open partial nephrectomy. The pathological study of the surgical specimen showed a metanephric adenoma of the kidney. The patient had an uneventful postoperative evolution. Currently the patient is in good health without evidence of recurrence of the tumor and normal hematological parameters.
Palabras clave : Erythromelalgia; Kidney neoplasms; Polycythemia.