[Multilocular cystic renal cell carcinoma].
BACKGROUND
Multilocular cystic renal cell carcinoma is an uncommon variant recently described of renal cell carcinoma.


OBJECTIVE
Analyze clinicopathological features, imaging findings and prognosis and therapeutic options of this tumor.


METHODS
The authors reported two cases of multilocular cystic renal cell carcinoma arising in 68 and 39-year-old men. They were admitted with pain in the lumbar region and/or haematuria. The imaging findings were a renal neoplasm with cystic and solid areas. The pathologic findings confirm the diagnosis of multilocular cystic renal cell carcinoma.


CONCLUSIONS
Multilocular cystic renal cell carcinoma, usually identified at earlier stages, had slower growth rate and was therefore associated with a better prognosis and longer survival than conventional renal cell carcinoma.
Farah-Klibi
Faten
F
Service d'Anatomie et de Cytologie Pathologiques, Hôpital Charles Nicolle, Tunis, Tunisie.
Ferchichi
Leila
L
Bouzouita
Abderrazek
A
Sfaxi
Mohamed
M
Chebil
Mohamed
M
Baltagi Ben Jilani
Sarrah
S
Zermani
Rachida
R
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D052177:Kidney Diseases, Cystic / Q000473:pathology*; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male