title: [A case of multilocular renal cell carcinoma].
abstract: Herein we report case of multilocular cyst of the right kidney complicated with clear cell type renal cell carcinoma. The chief complaint of the 51-year-old male patient was macroscopic hematuria. He underwent radical nephrectomy and was administered postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy with alpha-interferon. No recurrence was found 18 months after operation. Pathogenesis of multilocular cyst of the kidney and the mechanism of malignant transformation are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Asahikawa Medical College.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsuda
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Taniguchi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Morikawa
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tokunaka
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yachiku
mesh_terms: D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D052177:Kidney Diseases, Cystic / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged