title: [Cystic renal papillary carcinoma. Apropos of a case].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Papillary renal cell carcinoma is a malignant neoplasia which represents 5-10% of all renal cell carcinomas. We perform a bibliographic review, and detail the clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of the case, as well as its postoperative outcome.
  
  
  METHODS
  55-year-old patient who was admitted in the urology department from the emergency room. On physical examination we detected a mass in the left flank and left upper abdominal quadrant, painful on flank percussion, and gross hematuria also. It was a patient who debuted with left lumbar-abdominal pain and hematuria with clots after a physical effort. Blood tests, ultrasound, x-rays and surgical treatment were performed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  On evaluation of the ultrasound and x-ray films it was concluded that it was a significant renal tumor. Left radical nephrectomy was performed and pathology reported papillary renal cell carcinoma. Postoperative outcome was satisfactory after three months.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Urología, Hospital Freyre de Andrade, Ciudad Habana, Cuba.
authors.forename: Raúl
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Espinosa Bravo
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lemourt Oliva
authors.forename: Juan C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Pérez Cárdenas
authors.forename: Pedro Antonio
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Véliz Medina
authors.forename: Raúl Lorenzo
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Cruz Ortega
mesh_terms: D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D052177:Kidney Diseases, Cystic / Q000209:etiology*; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009392:Nephrectomy