Multilocular Cystic Renal Cell Carcinoma Treated with Wedge Resection.
- Author:
Chang Kyung CHOI
1
;
Hee Jong JEONG
;
Joung Sik RIM
Author Information
1. Department of Urology, Wonkwang University School of Medicine, Iksan, Korea. jsrim@wonkwang.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Renal cell carcinoma;
Multilocular cyst;
Kidney
- MeSH:
Adult;
Carcinoma, Renal Cell*;
Frozen Sections;
Humans;
Kidney;
Prognosis
- From:Korean Journal of Urology
2001;42(11):1216-1219
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Multilocular cystic renal cell carcinoma is a rare subtype of renal cell carcinoma with multiple variable sized, non-communicating fluid-filled cystic spaces. It is often very difficult to differentiate multilocular cystic renal cell carcinoma from non-neoplastic, and other malignant neoplastic mass clinically and radiologically. The tumor is usually shown in low grade and low stage. Surgical treatment results in good prognosis. We report a case of multilocular cystic renal cell carcinoma which was presumptively diagnosed preoperatively, confirmed intraoperatively by frozen section examination of tissue, and treated with wedge resection in a 43-year-old man.
