title: Bilateral primary synchronous renal cell carcinoma.
abstract: We report a case of bilateral primary "synchronous" renal cell carcinoma (RCC) with different differentiation rates. Computed tomography (CT), ultrasonography (US), angiography, and fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) were performed followed by right radical and left partial nephrectomy. Findings on ultrasonography were non-specific, CT scan showed bilateral solid renal mass. On angiography of the right renal artery no tumoral vessels were seen and FNAB yielded a false negative result on the left side. Histological examination revealed a cystic renal cell carcinoma on the right and a multinodular renal cell carcinoma on the left side. We could not find similar report in the current literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Ajios Pavlos-KAT, Kifisia, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Spanomichos
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: d'Archambeau
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Van Breusegem
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: De Schepper
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shamsi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000098:blood supply / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014463:Ultrasonography