title: Incidental finding of renal cell carcinoma with histological regressive aspects in a pregnant woman.
abstract: A renal cell carcinoma was incidentally discovered with sonography in a 32-year-old pregnant woman. Magnetic resonance imaging was used to provide further information about tumor stage without causing adverse effects on the fetus. The patient underwent radical nephrectomy at the third month of pregnancy and subsequently delivered a normal full-term child. Pathology revealed regressive aspects which can be possibly ascribed to high progesterone levels during pregnancy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of Florence, Italy.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Selli
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bartolozzi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Amorosi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Carini
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014463:Ultrasonography