Abstract
A 75-year-old woman was referred to our department for evaluation of a left renal tumor. Computed tomography and other imaging studies demonstrated a left renal mass and tumor extension into the left renal vein passing caudally behind the aorta. We clinically diagnosed the tumor as renal cell carcinoma (RCC) associated with a retroaortic left renal vein thrombus, and performed a radical nephrectomy. Pathological examination of the surgical specimen showed a grade 2, clear cell carcinoma with a renal vein thrombus and negative surgical margin. Retroaortic left renal vein is a rare anomaly with a prevalence of 1.8-2.4%. RCC associated with a retroaortic left renal vein thrombus is rarer still. To our knowledge, this is only the third case report to describe an RCC associated with a tumor thrombus in the retroaortic left renal vein.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 438-441 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Clinical and Experimental Nephrology |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2011 Jun |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- 3D CT
- Renal cell carcinoma
- Retroaortic left renal vein
- Tumor thrombus
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Nephrology
- Physiology
- Physiology (medical)
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A case report of retroaortic left renal vein with tumor thrombus of renal cell carcinoma. / Otsuki, Hideo; Kuroda, Kenji; Kosaka, Takeo; Ito, Keiichi; Hayakawa, Masamichi; Asano, Tomohiko.
In: Clinical and Experimental Nephrology, Vol. 15, No. 3, 06.2011, p. 438-441.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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AU - Otsuki, Hideo
AU - Kuroda, Kenji
AU - Kosaka, Takeo
AU - Ito, Keiichi
AU - Hayakawa, Masamichi
AU - Asano, Tomohiko
PY - 2011/6
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N2 - A 75-year-old woman was referred to our department for evaluation of a left renal tumor. Computed tomography and other imaging studies demonstrated a left renal mass and tumor extension into the left renal vein passing caudally behind the aorta. We clinically diagnosed the tumor as renal cell carcinoma (RCC) associated with a retroaortic left renal vein thrombus, and performed a radical nephrectomy. Pathological examination of the surgical specimen showed a grade 2, clear cell carcinoma with a renal vein thrombus and negative surgical margin. Retroaortic left renal vein is a rare anomaly with a prevalence of 1.8-2.4%. RCC associated with a retroaortic left renal vein thrombus is rarer still. To our knowledge, this is only the third case report to describe an RCC associated with a tumor thrombus in the retroaortic left renal vein.
AB - A 75-year-old woman was referred to our department for evaluation of a left renal tumor. Computed tomography and other imaging studies demonstrated a left renal mass and tumor extension into the left renal vein passing caudally behind the aorta. We clinically diagnosed the tumor as renal cell carcinoma (RCC) associated with a retroaortic left renal vein thrombus, and performed a radical nephrectomy. Pathological examination of the surgical specimen showed a grade 2, clear cell carcinoma with a renal vein thrombus and negative surgical margin. Retroaortic left renal vein is a rare anomaly with a prevalence of 1.8-2.4%. RCC associated with a retroaortic left renal vein thrombus is rarer still. To our knowledge, this is only the third case report to describe an RCC associated with a tumor thrombus in the retroaortic left renal vein.
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KW - Renal cell carcinoma
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KW - Tumor thrombus
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