title: [A case of bilateral renal cell carcinoma].
abstract: A case of bilateral renal cell carcinoma is reported. The patient was a 82-year-old male with a chief complaint of hematuria. Echogram, pyelogram and computed tomogram of abdomen revealed a left renal tumor, in addition right renal tumor also was found. Then, he underwent a radical right nephrectomy and a left partial nephrectomy. After the operation renal function was transiently impaired, but recovered two months later. The patient was followed up without any adjuvant therapy. Lung metastases were found at 1 year after the operation, and he died in spite of administration of alpha-interferon. In the present case, the bilateral renal tumors are presumed to have been caused by metastasis from contralateral tumor, since lung metastases were found.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Ikeda City Hospital.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yasunaga
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matsuda
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakayama
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tada
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nakano
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009392:Nephrectomy; D011859:Radiography