[Low-grade collecting duct carcinoma of the kidney in a patient treated by dialysis].
Patient treated by dialysis for end-stage renal disease are at increased risk of many cancers, especially those of kidney and urinary tract. A 56 years old man who undergoing chronic dialysis, presented in ultrasonography a 2 cm complex cystic mass in the left kidney what was confirmed by computed tomography and magnetic resonance. A laparoscopic left nephrectomy was performed. Histological examination showed a low grade collecting duct carcinoma of the kidney. An infrequent variant of kidney tumor.
Martín Martín
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Hospital Clínico Universitario, Valladolid. risimartin7@hotmail.com
De Castro Olmedo
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Torrecilla García-Ripoll
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García Lagarto
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Alonso Menéndez
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Fernandez del Busto
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D002277:Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D007685:Kidney Tubules, Collecting; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D006435:Renal Dialysis