Simultaneous thoracoscopic wedge resection of a solitary lung nodule and laparoscopic partial nephrectomy for a renal mass.
Approximately 33% of patients with renal cell carcinoma will present with metastases. Patients have a reported 35% 5-year survival rate in instances in which nephrectomy and surgical resection of a solitary metastasis have been performed. Laparoscopic partial nephrectomy has become an increasingly viable option in the treatment of some renal cancers. We report a case in which a patient had a solitary lung nodule in the workup for a renal mass. This patient underwent combined thoracoscopic and laparoscopic resection of both the lung nodule and the renal mass in the same setting.
Department ofUrologic Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-2765, USA.
Bradford A
BA
Nelson
Jason K
JK
Sprunger
Matthew
M
Ninan
S Duke
SD
Herrell
D018262:Adenocarcinoma, Clear Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D009392:Nephrectomy; D003074:Solitary Pulmonary Nodule / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D013906:Thoracoscopy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed