Hypernephroma treated by nephrectomy, excision of tumour, and autotransplantation.
A patient developed a hypernephroma in his only fuctioning kidney. This was treated by nephrectomy, bench surgery which involved excision of the tumour and repair of the kidney, and autotransplantation. The patient remains well with good renal function, and no recurrent or metastatic disease.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000601:surgery*; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000379:methods*; D012092:Replantation / Q000379:methods