Nephroureterectomy of Right-to-Left Crossed Fused Renal Ectopia with Urothelial Carcinoma

Jason Hearn; Rebecca J Power; Landan MacDonald; Paul Johnston; Michael Organ

doi:10.7759/cureus.8544

Nephroureterectomy of Right-to-Left Crossed Fused Renal Ectopia with Urothelial Carcinoma

Cureus. 2020 Jun 10;12(6):e8544. doi: 10.7759/cureus.8544.

Authors

Jason Hearn¹, Rebecca J Power¹, Landan MacDonald², Paul Johnston¹, Michael Organ¹

Affiliations

¹ Urology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, CAN.
² Urology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, CAN.

Abstract

Urothelial carcinoma in a crossed fused renal ectopia (CFRE) is an exceedingly rare clinical finding. We describe the surgical management used to treat upper tract urothelial carcinoma in a 64-year-old man with a right-to-left CFRE. Nephroureterectomy with bladder cuff excision was the treatment of choice. The fused kidney was carefully dissected until an area of demarcation emerged between the vasculature supplying the left and right moieties. Pressure was applied to the isthmus separating the two moieties, and a sharp incision was made to release the left moiety. The operation was completed with limited blood loss. Pathology revealed a high-grade T3 papillary urothelial carcinoma with negative margins. To our knowledge, the case is the first to report urothelial carcinoma in a right-to-left CFRE.

Keywords: congenital anomaly; crossed fused renal ectopia; nephroureterectomy; transitional cell carcinoma; urologic oncology; urology; urothelial carcinoma.

Publication types

Case Reports