A case of renal transitional cell carcinoma associated with synchronous contralateral renal cell carcinoma

J Korean Med Sci. 2001 Feb;16(1):108-10. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2001.16.1.108.

Abstract

We report a case of simultaneous contralateral renal transitional cell carcinoma and renal cell carcinoma. A 63-yr-old male presented with hematuria. He was diagnosed with left renal pelvis tumor and contralateral renal cell carcinoma. Subsequently, the patient received left nephrectomy and paraaortic lymphadenectomy (transitional cell carcinoma, pT3N2M0). Post-operatively, chemotherapy of renal pelvis tumor and angioinfarction of contralateral renal cell carcinoma are being considered. We believe that management planning should be individualized in such cases.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Carcinoma, Renal Cell / pathology*
  • Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Kidney Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / pathology*