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Squamous cell carcinoma of the renal pelvis with inferior vena caval extension
Author(s) -
Kimura Takahiro,
Kiyota Hiroshi,
Asano Koji,
Madarame Jun,
Yoshino Yasumasa,
Miki Kenta,
Abe Kazuhiro,
Hasegawa Taro,
Ohishi Yukihiko
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.1442-2042.2000.00192.x
Subject(s) - medicine , inferior vena cava , renal pelvis , radiology , surgery , extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy , ureter , lithotripsy
AbstractBackground: We report here on a third case of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the renal pelvis extending to the inferior vena cava.Methods/Results: A 48‐year‐old man was diagnosed with an advanced left renal pelvic tumor on computed tomography. He had undergone extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy for left staghorn calculi 10 years ago. An inferior vena cavagram showed tumor thrombus extending to the inferior vena cava. Percutaneous left renal biopsy revealed SCC. The patient received three courses of combination chemotherapy with cisplatin, bleomycin and etoposide. However, 1 month after the last course of chemotherapy, he died of cancer progress.Conclusion: This is the third case of SCC of the renal pelvis extending to the inferior vena cava in the world.