title: Renal cell carcinoma in a solitary kidney treated by partial nephrectomy--case report and review of Japanese literature.
abstract: Renal cell carcinoma in a solitary kidney is rather rare. We present a case of this condition occurring in a 50-year-old man. He was treated by partial nephrectomy and temporary hemodialysis for postoperative acute renal failure. Perusal of the literature reveals that in situ partial nephrectomy, if possible, seems to be a reasonable treatment of choice for renal cell carcinoma in a solitary kidney. This is the fifth case ever reported in Japan.
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000379:methods; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D006435:Renal Dialysis