A Case of Retroperitoneal Tuberculoma.
- Author:
Jong Soung KIM
1
;
Jin Seok KOH
;
Joung Sik RIM
Author Information
1. Wonkwang University, Iri, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
tuberculoma;
retroperitoneum
- MeSH:
Adrenal Glands;
Diaphragm;
Epithelioid Cells;
Fascia;
Female;
Giant Cells, Langhans;
Humans;
Lung;
Lymphocytes;
Middle Aged;
Oxygen;
Tuberculoma*;
Tuberculosis;
Tuberculosis, Renal
- From:Korean Journal of Urology
1987;28(2):329-332
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Tuberculoma means a tumor-like mass resulting from enlargement of a caseous tubercle which microscopically shows infiltration of epithelioid cells, Langhans giant cells and lymphocytes. In a 57-year-old woman suffering from left renal tuberculosis, we incidentally found a large retroperitoneal tuberculoma (site: retrohepatic, above right adrenal gland, below diaphragm and outside Gerota`s fascia, size: 13X11x9cm). Generally, Mycobacteria tuberculosis invade the lung via airway, and subsequently, they can be disseminated to any organ or tissue. They are apt to establish disease in the organ or tissue of high oxygen tension level. We report a case of retroperitoneal tuberculoma with wonder that it could develop in the retroperitoneum of poor blood supply.
