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Chin Med J (Taipei) 1996;58:147-50.

Renal Cell Carcinoma With Renal Pelvic Extension Simulating Transitional Cell Carcinoma: A Case Report

Wei-Chuan Chen, Ying-Huei Lee, Jong-Khing Huang

Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Veterans General Hospital-Kaohsiung; and National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Abstract

A case of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) with unusual extension into renal pelvis is reported. The radiographic findings simulate closely to those of transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) of the renal pelvis. Histopathological study of the extirpated tumor revealed RCC with invasion of renal pelvis. It is emphasized that it is occasionally difficult to distinguish TCC with renal invasion from RCC with renal pelvic extension. In addition, decision of surgical approach should be considered preoperatively in these cases.

[Chin Med J (Taipei) 1996;58:147-50.]

Keywords: carcinoma, computed tomography, kidney, pelvic extension

Received: October 9, 1995.

Accepted: April 2, 1996.

Address reprint requests to:

Wei-Chuan Chen, MD
Division of Urology
Department of Surgery
Veterans General Hospital-Kaohsiung
No. 386, Taichung 1st Road
Kaohsiung, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Copyright: 1996, Chinese Medical Association (Taipei)