[Renal cell carcinoma discovered in a patient with typical acute pyelonephritis: a case report].
A case of renal cell carcinoma that was discovered in a patient with typical acute pyelonephritis is reported. A 62-year-old woman admitted with fever and right flank pain, was diagnosed as having acute pyelonephritis. Intravenous urography showed a compressed renal pelvis and mild dilated calyces, suggesting the existence of a tumor. Computed tomography revealed a parapelvic tumor 6 cm in diameter and a small low-density area separated from the tumor in the renal parenchyma. Selective renal arteriography revealed a typical renal cell carcinoma lesion. The patient underwent right radical nephrectomy, and her postoperative course was uneventful. She has remained free of disease for 7 months.
Makiyama
K
K
Department of Urology, Yokohama Minami Kyosai Hospital.
Fukuoka
H
H
Kawamoto
K
K
Suwa
Y
Y
D000208:Acute Disease; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009392:Nephrectomy; D011704:Pyelonephritis / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014567:Urography