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Small Cell Carcinoma of the Kidney: Case Report
Author(s) -
Kitamura Masaya,
Miyanaga Takeaki,
Hamada Masaru,
Nakata Yasuo,
Satoh Yoshiki,
Terakawa Tomoyoshi
Publication year - 1997
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 - 10.1111/j.1442-2042.1997.tb00220.x
Subject(s) - medicine , renal cell carcinoma , kidney , carcinoma , oncology , cancer research , pathology
An 83‐year‐old female diagnosed with small cell carcinoma of the kidney is reported on. The clinical picture was similar to that seen with transitional cell carcinoma of the renal pelvis. A right nephroureterectomy was performed and a histological examination revealed similar morphological features to those of small cell carcinoma of the lung. Neuroendocrine differentiation was proven by a positive immunoreaction to neuron‐specific enoiase. A review of the literature indicated that in the urinary tract, most of the cases of small cell carcinoma occurred in the urinary bladder, with this case being the eleventh reported case of small cell carcinoma originating in the kidney. As with many of the other cases of small cell carcinoma of the urinary tract, this patient's tumor was associated with both adenomatous and squamous differentiation. The patient died 2 months after surgery, prior to any chemotherapy administration.