Bilateral renal cell carcinoma associated with polycystic kidney disease: Case report and literature review

Taku Kato, Yoshito Takahashi, Keita Nakane, Shigeaki Yokoi, Hidetoshi Ehara, Ikuo Shinoda, Takashi Deguchi

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Abstract

A 56-year-old Japanese man consulted a urologist because of urethral bleeding. He had been undergoing hemodialysis for the past 15 years due to polycystic kidney disease. Computed tomography revealed an irregular cyst wall in the left kidney. Since a neoplasm could not be ruled out, we removed the left kidney, by laparoscopic radical nephrectomy after obtaining the patient's consent. Histopathologic diagnosis was renal cell carcinoma. Fourteen months after the operation, urethral bleeding recurred. Further examination of the bladder and the urethra revealed no significant abnormalities. The patient insisted on right nephrectomy. Therefore, laparoscopic radical nephrectomy was performed. Histopathologic diagnosis was also renal cell carcinoma. Renal cell carcinoma in patients with end-stage renal disease is fairly common and is associated with acquired cystic kidney disease. However, renal cell carcinoma associated with polycystic kidney disease is extremely rare.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)117-119
Number of pages3
JournalActa Urologica Japonica
Volume53
Issue number2
Publication statusPublished - 02-2007
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Medicine

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