Huge Papillary Renal Cell Carcinoma with Extension to the Inferior Vena Cava: A Case Report
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https://doi.org/10.15419/bmrat.v9i8.756Keywords:
Cancer, inferior vena cava, renal cell carcinomaAbstract
Background: Papillary renal cell carcinoma (PRCC), the second most common type of renal cancer, is a heterogeneous disease with diverse molecular and clinical characteristics. Involvement of the inferior vena cava (IVC) is a predictor of poor prognosis; however, literature is scarce in this regard.
Case presentation: We present a case with a large PRCC and extension to the IVC without metastasis to nodes or other organs that was successfully treated with radical nephrectomy and resection of the IVC.
Conclusion: It is necessary to pay greater attention to diagnosis and appropriate treatment of PRCC extending to the IVC.
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