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In Vivo, Percutaneous, Needle Based, Optical Coherence Tomography of Renal Masses
Published on: March 30, 2015
[Multilocular cystic renal cell carcinoma]
Faten Farah-Klibi1, Leila Ferchichi, Abderrazek Bouzouita
1Service d'Anatomie et de Cytologie Pathologiques, Hôpital Charles Nicolle, Tunis, Tunisie.
Background:
Multilocular cystic renal cell carcinoma is an uncommon variant recently described of renal cell carcinoma.
Aim:
Analyze clinicopathological features, imaging findings and prognosis and therapeutic options of this tumor.
Case Reports:
The authors reported two cases of multilocular cystic renal cell carcinoma arising in 68 and 39-year-old men. They were admitted with pain in the lumbar region and/or haematuria. The imaging findings were a renal neoplasm with cystic and solid areas. The pathologic findings confirm the diagnosis of multilocular cystic renal cell carcinoma.
Conclusion:
Multilocular cystic renal cell carcinoma, usually identified at earlier stages, had slower growth rate and was therefore associated with a better prognosis and longer survival than conventional renal cell carcinoma.
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