[A case of renal cell carcinoma in a horseshoe kidney].
A-50-year-old patient visited our hospital to have further examination for left renal mass. Drip infusion pyelography revealed a cluster of calculi in the upper pole of the left kidney. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging revealed a heterogeneous mass on the left side of a horseshoe kidney. Left nephrectomy was performed through an abdominal transperitoneal approach. An operation for dividing isthmus was simultaneously done using a microwave tissue coagulator. Histopathological findings showed grade 1 > 2, pT1aN0M0, clear cell subtype, renal cell carcinoma. Convalescence was uneventful and the patient was free of tumor at one year postoperatively.
Oida
Tomoyuki
T
Department of Urology, Kyoto City Hospital.
Souma
Takahito
T
Doi
Hiroshi
H
Hida
Shuichi
S
D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D004564:Electrocoagulation; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008872:Microwaves / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D009392:Nephrectomy; D016896:Treatment Outcome