Metanephric Adenoma : Prognosis
Section Editor: Dharam M. Ramnani, MD
Virginia Urology, Richmond, VA, USA
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Prognosis: Metanephric adenoma is a benign renal neoplasm with excellent prognosis. There are no reported cases of metastases. When definitively diagnosed on a needle biopsy, it is reasonable to watch this tumor with perioidic imaging instead of proceeding with partial or total nephrectomy.
This metanephric adenoma shows small tightly packed tubules with a near-solid appearance on the right and larger tubular and acinar structures on the left.
This metanephric adenoma shows small tightly packed tubules with a near-solid appearance on the right and larger tubular and acinar structures on the left.