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Comparing Metastatic Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma Model Established in Mouse Kidney and on Chicken Chorioallantoic Membrane
Published on: February 8, 2020
[Renal cell carcinoma in a horseshoe kidney]
Javier Casasola Chamorro1, Sonia Gutiérrez Garcia, Aitor Alvarez Domínguez
1Complejo Hospitalario de Leon, España. sguga66@yahoo.es
Objective:
We report a clinical case of renal carcinoma in horseshoe kidney and some anatomical particularities during surgery.
Methods:
We describe the case of a 54 year old man who presented pain and prostatism. A renal tumor in horseshoe kidney was found in the diagnostic tests.
Results:
We performed surgical treatment saving the left kidney .
Conclusions:
Horseshoe kidney is the most frequent fusion abnormality of the kidney. Renal carcinoma in this type of renal fusion is similar to those with normal anatomy. Anatomical particularities should be taken into account during surgery.
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