Ureteral tumor thrombus from renal cell carcinoma extending into bladder.
Tumor thrombus from renal cell carcinoma (RCC) usually occurs within the renal vein. We present the first report of a tumor thrombus from RCC extending from the kidney down the ureter and into the lumen of the bladder. This case both: (1) provides evidence for growth of RCC along the urinary tract, and (2) poses a staging dilemma.
Gulati
Mittul
M
Department of Urology, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA 90509, USA. mittulgulati@gmail.com
Gore
John L
JL
Pantuck
Allan J
AJ
Kim
Youn
Y
Barajas
Luciano
L
Rajfer
Jacob
J
D000368:Aged; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009392:Nephrectomy; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014516:Ureteral Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery