Synchronous ipsilateral conventional renal cell and transitional cell carcinoma

Simultaneous occurrence of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) in the same kidney is unusual. We report a 61-year-old man with ipsilateral synchronous renal adenocarcinoma and renal pelvic TCC. He was referred to our department for gross hematuria and right flank pain. C...

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Published in:International urology and nephrology 2004, Vol.36 (4), p.499-502
Main Authors: Demir, Aslan, Onol, F Fatih, Bozkurt, Süheyla, Türkeri, Levent
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Carcinoma, Renal Cell - diagnosis
Carcinoma, Transitional Cell - diagnosis
Humans
Kidney Neoplasms - diagnosis
Male
Middle Aged
Neoplasms, Multiple Primary - diagnosis
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Summary:Simultaneous occurrence of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) in the same kidney is unusual. We report a 61-year-old man with ipsilateral synchronous renal adenocarcinoma and renal pelvic TCC. He was referred to our department for gross hematuria and right flank pain. CT and MRI studies revealed a 57 x 50 mm irregular and infiltrative upper right kidney mass with necrotic components. A right radical nephrectomy was done. Pathological diagnosis was a high grade tumor originating from just beneath the intact urothelium of renal pelvis and infiltrating through the parenchyma showing solid and occasional tubular growth patterns. A second tumor in close proximity to the first was reported as well differentiated RCC. This is a rare case of combined renal malignancies.
ISSN:0301-1623
1573-2584
DOI:10.1007/s11255-004-0855-8