title: Resection of isolated fossa recurrence of renal-cell carcinoma after nephrectomy using hand-assisted laparoscopy.
abstract: A 72-year-old woman with a body mass index of 33.6 had an apparently isolated renal fossa recurrence of a Grade II, Stage T(3) renal-cell carcinoma. The lesion was resected using hand-assisted laparoscopy with rapid recovery and good short-term results.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, University of Wisconsin Medical School, 600 Highland Avenue, G5/339 CSC, Madison, WI 53892-3236, USA.
authors.forename: Stephen Y
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Nakada
authors.forename: D Brooke
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Lynn
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hahnfield
authors.forename: David F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Jarrard
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D007682:Kidney Pelvis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D020706:Laparoscopes; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000379:methods*; D011859:Radiography; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D016896:Treatment Outcome