Korean J Urol.
2001 Nov;42(11):1216-1219.
Multilocular Cystic Renal Cell Carcinoma Treated with Wedge Resection
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Urology, Wonkwang University School of Medicine, Iksan, Korea. jsrim@wonkwang.co.kr
Abstract
- Multilocular cystic renal cell carcinoma is a rare subtype of renal cell carcinoma with multiple variable sized, non-communicating fluid-filled cystic spaces. It is often very difficult to differentiate multilocular cystic renal cell carcinoma from non-neoplastic, and other malignant neoplastic mass clinically and radiologically. The tumor is usually shown in low grade and low stage. Surgical treatment results in good prognosis. We report a case of multilocular cystic renal cell carcinoma which was presumptively diagnosed preoperatively, confirmed intraoperatively by frozen section examination of tissue, and treated with wedge resection in a 43-year-old man.
