title: De novo renal cell carcinoma in an allograft kidney treated with nephron-sparing surgery: a case report.
abstract: The development of primary malignant tumors is a distressing complication of organ transplant. However, the emergence of de novo renal cell carcinoma from a kidney allograft is rare. A 60-year-old man underwent living kidney transplant from a spousal donor. Six years after the transplant surgery, computed tomographic evaluation confirmed the presence of a 2.8-cm-diameter solid mass in the lower pole of the allograft. Partial allograft nephrectomy was performed, and the margin surrounding the normal parenchyma was resected. The serum level of creatinine did not decrease. Here, we report a case of renal cell carcinoma in an allograft kidney that was successfully treated with nephron-sparing surgery.
authors.affiliation: Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazuyuki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Numakura
authors.affiliation: Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: Shigeru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Satoh
authors.affiliation: Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: Norihiko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tsuchiya
authors.affiliation: Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: Mitsuru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.affiliation: Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: Taketoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nara
authors.affiliation: Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: Mingguo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tsuruta
authors.affiliation: Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: Susumu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Akihama
authors.affiliation: Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: Takamitsu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.affiliation: Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: Shintaro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Narita
authors.affiliation: Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: Tomonori
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Habuchi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D064591:Allografts; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D019520:Living Donors; D008297:Male; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000379:methods*; D009399:Nephrons; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed