title: [Renal cell carcinoma in a horseshoe kidney].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We report a clinical case of renal carcinoma in horseshoe kidney and some anatomical particularities during surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  We describe the case of a 54 year old man who presented pain and prostatism. A renal tumor in horseshoe kidney was found in the diagnostic tests.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We performed surgical treatment saving the left kidney .
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Horseshoe kidney is the most frequent fusion abnormality of the kidney. Renal carcinoma in this type of renal fusion is similar to those with normal anatomy. Anatomical particularities should be taken into account during surgery.
authors.affiliation: Complejo Hospitalario de Leon, España. sguga66@yahoo.es
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Casasola Chamorro
authors.forename: Sonia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gutiérrez Garcia
authors.forename: Aitor
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alvarez Domínguez
mesh_terms: D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities*; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged