Chromophobe renal cell carcinoma presenting as hemorrhagic shock: case report

Can J Urol. 2008 Oct;15(5):4276-8.

Abstract

The majority of patients with chromophobe renal cell carcinoma (CRCC) are determined to be asymptomatic, with a small minority of patients having the classic triad of flank pain, hematuria, and abdominal mass. This case report describes a 56-year-old man first seen with hemorrhagic shock from retroperitoneal bleeding attributable to a large renal mass. An emergent exploratory laparotomy and radical nephrectomy were performed and the patient has since remained disease free at 3 year follow-up.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Carcinoma, Renal Cell / diagnosis*
  • Carcinoma, Renal Cell / epidemiology
  • Carcinoma, Renal Cell / pathology
  • Carcinoma, Renal Cell / surgery
  • Comorbidity
  • Hematoma / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Kidney Diseases / epidemiology
  • Kidney Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Kidney Neoplasms / epidemiology
  • Kidney Neoplasms / pathology
  • Kidney Neoplasms / surgery
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Nephrectomy
  • Rupture, Spontaneous
  • Shock, Hemorrhagic / etiology*