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Nephrol Dial Transplant (2002) 17: 1692-1694
© 2002 European Renal Association-European Dialysis and Transplant Association

Case Reports

Multifocal transitional cell carcinoma associated with renal cell carcinoma in a patient on long-term haemodialysis

Kousuke Takehara1, Masaharu Nishikido1,, Shigehiko Koga1, Yasuyoshi Miyata1, Takashi Harada2, Naoe Tamaru3 and Hiroshi Kanetake1

1 Department of Urology and 2 Renal Care Unit, Nagasaki University School of Medicine and 3 Department of Pathology, Nagasaki University Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan

Keywords: dialysis; renal cell carcinoma; transitional cell carcinoma

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   Introduction
 
Patients with end-stage renal disease who require chronic dialysis are at high risk of developing malignancy. There are many reported cases of the development of renal or urothelial cancer in such patients [1–8]. We report the first case, to our knowledge, of multifocal, invasive transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) and unilateral renal cell carcinoma (RCC) with acquired cystic disease, occurring simultaneously in a patient on haemodialysis treated by complete urinary tract exenteration. Our patient was managed successfully with an aggressive treatment.



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A 69-year-old man was referred to our institution . . . [Full Text of this Article]



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