Radical nephrectomy performed for renal inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor in an elderly female.
This retrospective case report describes an elderly female patient who underwent radical right nephrectomy for a renal inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor. The diagnosis was confirmed by histopathological evaluation. The primary outcome was the diagnosis of the tumor, and secondary outcomes were local recurrence and distant metastasis.
At 3- and 6-month postoperative follow-up visits, there was no evidence of local recurrence or distant metastasis. The study did not report any adverse events, serious adverse events, discontinuations, or tolerability data.
Key limitations include that this is a single patient case and a retrospective analysis. The practice relevance notes that complete surgical resection, preferably radical nephrectomy, is the treatment of choice for localized renal inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor. However, the causality note states this is a case report with no causal inference, and the certainty note indicates findings are based on a single case and are not generalizable. Clinicians should not infer broader efficacy of nephrectomy for renal IMT or speculate on long-term outcomes beyond 6 months.