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Thermal Ablation for the Treatment of Abdominal Tumors
Published on: March 7, 2011
Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation on a Xp11.2 Translocation Renal Cell Carcinoma: A case report
Alexandre Fligelman Kanas1,2,3, Marcello Silveira Rovella1,2,3, Mauricio Ruettimann Liberato de Moura1,2,3
1Universidade de São Paulo, Department of Radiology, Interventional Radiology Group, Instituto de Radiologia do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil.
Abstract:
Xp11.2 Translocation Renal Cell Carcinoma is a very rare subtype of renal neoplasm. The present report describes the first confirmed reported case of percutaneous ablation of this subtype of tumor. The patient presented an aggressive local recurrence 12 months after the procedure, with an infiltrative large mass occupying almost the whole kidney. The patient was submitted to radical nephrectomy. As the use of ablative methods expands, the treatment of rare renal tumor subtypes, which can present unusual clinical outcomes, may become more frequent. It is essential that these uncommon outcomes are promptly recognized, allowing early therapeutic salvage approaches.
