title: Renal cell carcinoma detected by preoperative kidney transplant donor examination: a case report.
abstract: A 37-year-old man undertook preoperative examination for donor nephrectomy for living kidney transplantation. Computerized tomography revealed a small renal mass (1.9 cm in diameter) with contrast enhancement on his left kidney. We couldn't exclude malignant potential for the small mass. Laparoscopic left partial nephrectomy without renal artery clamp was successfully carried out to obtain pathologic diagnosis while preserving his renal function and priority as a donor. He was judged to be an inappropriate donor candidate owing to the histopathologic report suggesting clear cell carcinoma. The patient has been followed for 27 months without any evidence of recurrence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan.
authors.forename: Takahiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yoneyama
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hagiwara
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Narita
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Noro
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tobisawa
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan. Electronic address: uroyone@cc.hirosaki-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Tohru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yoneyama
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Okamoto
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Imai
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hatakeyama
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Koie
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ohyama
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D019520:Living Donors; D008297:Male; D057234:Preoperative Period; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed