Renal cell carcinoma in a right malrotated kidney

Korean J Urol. 2011 Nov;52(11):792-4. doi: 10.4111/kju.2011.52.11.792. Epub 2011 Nov 17.

Abstract

The authors report a case of renal cell carcinoma in a right malrotated (horizontal axis) kidney. The patient was treated by hand-assisted laparoscopic radical nephrectomy. This is the first report of a horizontal axis malrotated kidney with renal cell carcinoma.

Keywords: Carcinoma, Renal cell; Malrotation; Nephrectomy.