title: Pure malignant rhabdoid tumor of the left kidney in an adult: A case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Malignant rhabdoid tumors of the kidney (MRTKs) are extremely rare. Pure MRTKs in adult patients are particularly rare and have not been previously reported in China. Due to the non-specific clinical symptoms, it is difficult but also essential to be able to give a definite diagnosis. The present study reports a case of pure adult malignant rhabdoid tumor in a patient's left kidney with characteristic clinicopathological features. Considering the fact that the characteristic findings are often not observed in clinical symptom and imaging studies, the histological features, immunohistochemical staining and cytogenetic studies may aid in confirming the diagnosis of pure MRTKs. Although pure adult MRTKs remain extremely uncommon, it is necessary to consider this possibility when such types of renal tumors are encountered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin Institute of Urology, Tianjin 300211;
authors.forename: Guangning
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Ren
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Na
authors.forename: Yuming
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Ruifa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Han
keywords: adult; malignant; renal; rhabdoid tumor