Radiographic evolution of a simple renal cyst to clear cell renal cell carcinoma in three years

Kian Asanad

doi:10.1016/j.eucr.2020.101212

Radiographic evolution of a simple renal cyst to clear cell renal cell carcinoma in three years

Urol Case Rep. 2020 Apr 15:32:101212. doi: 10.1016/j.eucr.2020.101212. eCollection 2020 Sep.

Author

Kian Asanad¹

Affiliation

¹ Institute 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.

Keywords: Bosniak cyst; Complex renal cyst; Renal cell carcinoma; Simple renal cyst.

Publication types

Case Reports