Incidental discovery of a case of renal tuberculoma after intravesical BCG treatment

Sikpa, Komi Hola; Danjou, Phillipe; Mahjoubi, Zied; Makke, Samuel; Bernard, Agathe; Chaabane, Chamseddine

doi:10.1016/j.eucr.2022.102177

Cited by 2 publications

(2 citation statements)

References 7 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Renal granuloma is an extremely rare condition that develops in 0.1% of BCG‐treated bladder cancer cases 2 . The patients may present with various associated symptoms, including low‐grade fever, chills, night sweats, flank pain, vomiting, and pain on urination 2–9 . However, our patient remained asymptomatic during and after the course of the intravesical BCG immunotherapy.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 77%

“…2 The patients may present with various associated symptoms, including low-grade fever, chills, night sweats, flank pain, vomiting, and pain on urination. [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] However, our patient remained asymptomatic during and after the course of the intravesical BCG immunotherapy. There were no symptoms suggestive of pyelonephritis, such as fever or back pain.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Asymptomatic renal granuloma diagnosed 3 years after Bacillus Calmette–Guérin intravesical injection: A case report and a literature review

Tsuru,

Nakamura,

Izumi

et al. 2023

IJU Case Reports

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

IntroductionIntravesical Bacillus Calmette–Guérin immunotherapy is an effective treatment for non‐muscle‐invasive bladder cancer, which is occasionally associated with side effects and complications. The incidence of significant renal complications after intravesical Bacillus Calmette–Guérin immunotherapy is less than 2%. We report a case of renal granuloma after intravesical Bacillus Calmette–Guérin immunotherapy for bladder cancer, which radiologically resembled a papillary renal cell carcinoma.Case presentationA 65‐year‐old man, who had a medical history of urothelial carcinoma and received intravesical Bacillus Calmette–Guérin therapy, was referred to our Urology Department with a right renal tumor. Imaging findings suggested papillary renal cell carcinoma. Robot‐assisted partial nephrectomy was performed, and the histopathological examination revealed epithelioid cell granuloma, which were considered to be Bacillus Calmette–Guérin‐related renal granuloma.ConclusionBacillus Calmette–Guérin‐related renal granuloma mimicking papillary renal cell carcinoma have been reported. We should consider the possibility of renal granulomas when encountering image abnormalities for patients treated with intravesical Bacillus Calmette–Guérin therapy.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 77%