A lucky fall? Case report.

Journal article

Renal cell carcinomas (RCCs) account for 3% of all solid neoplasms, with an increased incidence after renal transplantation. In transplant recipients, RCCs predominantly occur in the patient's native kidneys. Herein is reported a case of a localized RCC of recipient origin that developed in the donor allograft and was detected 8 years after renal transplantation. Treatment with high-intensity focussed ultrasound followed by partial nephrectomy was successful, averting the need for dialysis therapy.

Authors: Chakera, A; Leslie, T; Roberts, I; O'Callaghan, C; Cranston, D

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Transplantation proceedings
• Volume: 42
• Issue: 9
• Pages: 3883-3886
• Publication date: 2010-11-01
• DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2010.08.031
• EISSN: 1873-2623
• ISSN: 0041-1345
• Language: English
• Keywords: Male; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Incidental Findings; Time Factors; Biopsy; Accidental Falls; Humans; Middle Aged; Kidney Transplantation; Nephrectomy; Cytogenetic Analysis; Transplantation, Homologous; Kidney Neoplasms; Carcinoma, Renal Cell; High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Ablation; Treatment Outcome