Solitary renal multilocular cyst. Report of two cases in adults.

The authors report two cases of renal multilocular cyst and review the case s reported in the literature, revealing the original features of this benig n tumour which has an equal incidence in children and adults with a controv ersial acquired or malformative aetiopathogenesis, precise histological fea tures, but a difficult preoperative and intraoperative diagnosis despite mo dern imaging techniques. In the great majority of cases, treatment consists in nephrectomy. (C) 2001 Editions scientifiques et medicales Elsevier SAS.