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Cystic renal cell carcinoma diagnosed by cystofiberscopy
Author(s) -
Ikegaya H,
Kato A,
Matsushima H,
Takai K,
Hosaka Y,
Kitamura T
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
international journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.172
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1442-2042
pISSN - 0919-8172
DOI - 10.1046/j.1442-2042.2000.00161.x
Subject(s) - medicine , renal cell carcinoma , oncology
A 64‐year‐old man suffered from hypertensive syncope and was admitted to Branch Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo. On admission he had no symptoms; however, two renal cysts of about 5 cm in diameter were found in his left kidney. Cystofiberscopy with a thin optical fiberscope was performed in addition to puncture and cystography. Cytology revealed class I, but the wall surface of the lower cyst was uneven, fluid‐filled, colloid‐like and white‐gray compared with that seen in the upper cyst. It was diagnosed as renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and left nephrectomy was performed (5 cm in diameter, RCC, papillary tubular, common, clear cell subtype, G2 > G1, INF beta, pT2, pMx, pV0, ew(–)).