Case of alpha-fetoprotein-producing transitional cell carcinoma of the renal pelvis.
An alpha-fetoprotein-producing transitional cell carcinoma of the renal pelvis is extremely rare. To our knowledge, this has not been reported previously. We present the first case of an alpha-fetoprotein-producing transitional cell carcinoma of the renal pelvis in a 70-year-old female.
Shiga
Yoshiyuki
Y
Department of Urology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan. yoshiyuki.shiga@central.or.jp
Kawai
Koji
K
Shimazui
Toru
T
Iijima
Tatsuo
T
Noguchi
Masayuki
M
Akaza
Hideyuki
H
D000368:Aged; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D007682:Kidney Pelvis / Q000473:pathology*; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness / Q000473:pathology*; D035583:Rare Diseases; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins / Q000032:analysis*
D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins