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In Vivo, Percutaneous, Needle Based, Optical Coherence Tomography of Renal Masses
Published on: March 30, 2015
Radiographic evolution of a simple renal cyst to clear cell renal cell carcinoma in three years
1Institute of Urology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 1441 Eastlake Avenue, 7th Floor Los Angeles, Los Angeles, 90033, CA, United States.
Abstract:
A 53-year-old female was referred for evaluation of a small right renal mass. She had an oncological history of adenocarcinoma of the cervix in 2015. Upon review of her imaging, her right posterior lower-pole lesion demonstrated malignant transformation from a 2.7-cm simple cyst in 2016, to development of a complex cyst with internal vascularity, and ultimately a 1.6 cm, right, lower-pole, exophytic, enhancing, posteriorly located solid renal mass concerning for renal cell carcinoma. The patient opted for surgical removal and underwent a right robotic-assisted laparoscopic partial nephrectomy. Pathology was consistent with a T1a clear cell renal cell carcinoma.
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