title: Squamous cell carcinoma of the renal pelvis with inferior vena cava and iliac vein tumor thrombus.
abstract: Renal cell carcinoma with inferior vena cava (IVC) tumor thrombus is a well described clinical entity. We report a case of 64-year-old man that developed an aggressive renal pelvic squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) with extensive IVC and bilateral iliac vein tumor thrombus. To our knowledge this is the fifth reported case of renal pelvic SCC with IVC tumor thrombus and the first involving the iliac veins. We review the current therapeutic options for treatment of SCC with IVC involvement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: Anthony T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Corcoran
authors.forename: Matthew H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Hayn
authors.forename: Debra L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Zynger
authors.forename: P Dafe
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Ogagan
authors.forename: Forozan
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Navid
authors.forename: Benjamin D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Davies
mesh_terms: D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007084:Iliac Vein; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D007682:Kidney Pelvis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009360:Neoplastic Cells, Circulating; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants