title: [Renal cell carcinoma in the solitary kidney].
abstract: We have treated surgically 5 patients with renal cell carcinoma in the solitary kidney. The cause of renal absence was nephrectomy for renal stones, in 2 patients and renal tuberculosis, renal cyst and renal hypoplasia in 1 patient each. Four of the 5 patients died. One of the 4 patients died 5 days after surgery due to gastrointestinal bleeding, 1 due to metastasis, 1 due to gastric cancer and one due to hemodialysis complications. Surgical management of renal cell carcinoma of solitary kidney is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, School of Medicine, University of Tokushima.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kagawa
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takigawa
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Aga
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sumiyoshi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Imagawa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yuasa
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Numata
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Terao
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009392:Nephrectomy; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011379:Prognosis