Bilateral Renal Choriocarcinoma in a Postmenopausal Woman.
10.4111/kju.2011.52.7.498
- Author:
Tahir KARADENIZ
1
;
Medih TOPSAKAL
;
Orkunt OZKAPTAN
;
Caglar CAKIR
Author Information
1. 2nd Urology Clinic, Okmeydani Training and Education Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. drmedih@yahoo.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Choriocarcinoma;
Kidney neoplasms
- MeSH:
Brain;
Carcinoma, Renal Cell;
Choriocarcinoma;
Female;
Gestational Trophoblastic Disease;
Humans;
Hydatidiform Mole;
Hydrazines;
Hysterectomy;
Kidney;
Kidney Neoplasms;
Liver;
Lung;
Neoplasm Metastasis;
Pregnancy
- From:Korean Journal of Urology
2011;52(7):498-501
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Choriocarcinoma is the most malignant tumor of gestational trophoblastic neoplasia. It grows rapidly and metastasizes to the lung, liver, and less frequently, the brain. Metastases to the kidney are rare in the literature, and bilateral involvement is even more scarce. Renal involvement of choriocarcinoma is highly exceptional and may mimic renal cell carcinoma. Here we report a case of bilateral renal choriocarcinoma presenting 5 years after a history of a total anterior hysterectomy because of a hydatidiform mole.
