Unilateral Multifocal Type 2 Papillary Renal Cell Carcinoma in Adolescence. A Case Report
10.22465/kjuo.2019.17.1.70
- Author:
Sol YOON
1
;
Jae Hwi CHOI
;
Sin Woo LEE
;
Seong Uk JEH
;
Jeong Seok HWA
;
Jae Seog HYUN
;
Ky Hyun CHUNG
;
Hyun Oh PARK
;
Jong Sil LEE
;
See Min CHOI
Author Information
1. Department of Urology, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Institute of Health Science, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Korea. choi9854@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Type 2 papillary renal cell carcinoma;
Unilateral;
Multifocal;
Adolescence
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Carcinoma, Renal Cell;
Cytogenetics;
Humans;
Kidney;
Nephrectomy;
Prognosis
- From:Korean Journal of Urological Oncology
2019;17(1):70-73
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Papillary renal cell carcinomas (RCCs) can be classified into 2 subtypes (types 1 and 2), depending on their characteristic cytogenetics, immunostaining profiles, and gene-expression profiles. Compared with type 1 papillary RCCs, type 2 papillary RCCs are relatively rare and show more aggressive features. For those reasons, they are associated with a worse prognosis. A 13-year-old patient was admitted to the hospital with right kidney mass. A laparoscopic radical nephrectomy was performed, and results of the histopathologic examination confirmed it to be type 2 papillary RCC. Type 2 papillary RCCs are rarely found in unilateral and multifocal forms, especially in adolescence. Here, we report the unique case of papillary RCC at a young age.
