A Giant Cystic Renal Cell Carcinoma

, Jung Woo Oh; , Young Dong Kim; , Seoung Ok Yang; , Jeong Ki Lee; , Tae Young Jung; , Hong Bang Shim

Case Report

The Korean Journal of Urological Oncology 2007;5(3):165-168.
Published online December 30, 2007.

거대 낭성 신세포암

오정우, 김영동, 양승옥, 이정기, 정태영, 심홍방

서울보훈병원 비뇨기과

A Giant Cystic Renal Cell Carcinoma

Jung Woo Oh , Young Dong Kim , Seoung Ok Yang , Jeong Ki Lee , Tae Young Jung , Hong Bang Shim

Department of Urology, Seoul Veterans Hospital, Seoul, Korea

Correspondence: Tae Young Jung

Abstract

Cystic renal cell carcinoma includes any malignant neoplasms of renal tubular epithelium which present as fluid-filled mass. It represents approximately 4-15% of all renal cell carcinomas. The radiographic and pathologic findings of cystic renal cell carcinoma are often more confusing and less specific than the findings of solid renal cell carcinoma. So far, according to the domestic literature there was no report of a cystic renal cell carcinoma greater than 15cm. A presumptive diagnosis of 19cm sized giant cystic renal cell carcinoma was made preoperatively in a 59-year-old man treated with radical nephrectomy and confirmed histopathologically. We report this case with a brief review of the literatures. (Korean J Urol Oncol 2007;5:165-168)

Key Words: Giant cystic renal cell carcinoma, Nephrectomy