Massive infarction of papillary carcinoma of the kidney after fine needle aspiration biopsy: report of a case with cytohistologic correlation.
BACKGROUND
Papillary carcinomas are rare malignant tumors of the kidney that sometimes are diagnosed preoperatively from their characteristic computed tomography appearance.


METHODS
A patient with papillary carcinoma of the kidney developed a selective and massive infarction of the neoplastic tissue after fine needle aspiration biopsy.


CONCLUSIONS
Papillary carcinoma of the kidney should be added to the list of neoplasms prone to undergo ischemic infarction after fine needle aspiration.
Fulciniti
Franco
F
Section of Cytodiagnostics, Istituto Nazionale Tumori Fondazione Pascale, Naples, Italy. fulcinit@unina.it
Mascolo
Massimo
M
Insabato
Luigi
L
Formichelli
Franceschina
F
Botti
Gerardo
G
D000328:Adult; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000098:blood supply / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007238:Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D007668:Kidney / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009392:Nephrectomy; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000592:standards; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome