title: [A case of spontaneous rupture of renal cell carcinoma].
abstract: Spontaneous rupture of the kidney is uncommon. We report a case of spontaneous rupture of the kidney due to a renal cell carcinoma. A 53-year-old man presented with right renal tumor. Computed tomography demonstrated a 70 mm right renal tumor which involved the entire upper pole of the kidney and extended into the renal vein. A few days later, the patient had sudden severe right flank pain. Computed tomography of the abdomen revealed a large perirenal hematoma of the right kidney. Angiography demonstrated no vascular abnormality. Nephrectomy was performed. The histological examination showed rupture of a renal cell carcinoma in the right kidney.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Numazu City Hospital.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mikami
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takei
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Naito
mesh_terms: D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009392:Nephrectomy; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous