| Literature DB >> 31579217 |
Wilson Lin1, Kara L Watts1,2, Meenakshi Davuluri2, Ahmed Aboumohamed1,2.
Abstract
Bilateral renal cell carcinoma with tumor thrombus extension into the renal vein and/or inferior vena cava - clinical stage T3a+ - is rare. The majority of these cases arise due to a genetic predisposition. We present a case report of a 47-year-old male with bilateral, synchronous renal cell carcinoma with bilateral renal vein and inferior vena cava tumor thrombi with no identifiable familial predisposition.Entities:
Keywords: Bilateral radical nephrectomy; Bilateral renal cell carcinoma; Inferior vena cava tumor thrombus; Renal vein tumor thrombi; Tumor thrombectomy
Year: 2019 PMID: 31579217 PMCID: PMC6771058 DOI: 10.1159/000499294
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Urol ISSN: 1661-7649