title: Partial nephrectomy in a patient with dwarfism.
abstract: We describe the case of a 50-year-old male with achondroplastic dwarfism who presents with a renal mass in his left kidney concerning for renal cell carcinoma. The patient successfully underwent a robotic partial nephrectomy, which revealed a T1a renal cell carcinoma. The tumor was excised successfully without any intraoperative complications demonstrating that a robotic partial nephrectomy is technically both safe and effective in patients with achondroplastic dwarfism.
authors.affiliation: Division of Urology, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA.
authors.forename: Nicholas J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Farber
authors.forename: Justin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dubin
authors.forename: Jaspreet
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Parihar
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Michael S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Lasser
mesh_terms: D000130:Achondroplasia / Q000150:complications*; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D000072662:Margins of Excision; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000379:methods*; D010346:Patient Care Management / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome