[A case of renal cell carcinoma in a young adult].
Renal cell carcinoma in young adults under the age of forty is rare. A case of renal cell carcinoma in a 22-year-old female is presented. Microhematuria was pointed out in the patient by a health check up system and an ultrasonogram revealed a solid mass 5 cm in diameter in the lower pole of the right kidney. The patient was referred to our clinic in January, 1994. An abdominal CT showed a solid and well bordered mass in the right kidney. Renal tumor biopsy was revealed renal cell carcinoma. Right radical nephrectomy was performed on February 9, 1994. From 1986 to 1994, 4 cases of renal cell carcinoma in young adults, other than this case, have been treated in our clinic. All of them have been healthy for more than 6 years, suggesting a good prognosis.
Naitoh
Y
Y
Department of Urology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine.
Ishida
Y
Y
Nishida
M
M
Soh
J
J
Nakamura
M
M
Yoneda
K
K
Uchida
M
M
Watanabe
H
H
D000328:Adult; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography