Primary adenocarcinoma with yolk sac differentiation in the transplant ureter and salvage of the transplant kidney: a rare case report

Primary adenocarcinoma with yolk sac differentiation in the transplant ureter and salvage of the transplant kidney: a rare case report

Renal transplant recipients are prone to a high risk of subsequent upper tract urothelial carcinoma, occurring in both native and transplant ureters. We report a rare case of adenocarcinoma with yolk sac differentiation of the transplant ureter, which was managed successfully with transplant uretere...

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical transplantation and research 2023, 37(2), , pp.118-123
Hauptverfasser: Kumar, Bharath Nagarajan, Shukla, Abhishek Kumar, Guleria, Prerna, Datt, Bhaskar, Prakash, Sudeep, Vairam, Arun Raja
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Sprache:eng
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Case Report
kidney transplantation
immunosuppression therapy
urinary tract infections
ureteral neoplasms
adenocarcinoma
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Zusammenfassung:Renal transplant recipients are prone to a high risk of subsequent upper tract urothelial carcinoma, occurring in both native and transplant ureters. We report a rare case of adenocarcinoma with yolk sac differentiation of the transplant ureter, which was managed successfully with transplant ureterectomy and pyelovesicostomy, thereby salvaging the functioning transplant kidney.
ISSN:2671-8790
3022-6783
2671-8804
3022-7712
DOI:10.4285/kjt.22.0055