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Renal Cell Carcinoma in a Renal Allograft Successful Treatment with 5 Year Follow-up

Department of Urology, Marshfield Clinic, Marshfield, Wisconsin

REPRINT REQUESTS: J. Vincent Thomalla, MD, Department of Urology, Marshfield Clinic, 1000 North Oak Avenue, Marshfield, WI 54449, Telephone: 715-387-5235, Fax: 715-389-3808, Email: thomalla.j.vincent{at}marshfieldclinic.org

Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) developing in a renal allograft either as a result of undetected presence within the donor organ or as a consequence of de novo development post transplantation is a rare event. The Cincinnati Transplant Tumor Registry has recorded 45 cases of RCC developing in a renal allograft. A case is presented of localized RCC developing in a renal allograft 10 years post transplant treated by partial nephrectomy with 5 years of disease-free follow-up.

Key Words: Transplantation, homologous • Kidney neoplasms • Nephrectomy, methods