Urologic radiology

, Volume 12, Issue 1, pp 11–14 | Cite as

A renal cell carcinoma extending into the renal pelvis simulating transitional cell carcinoma

  • Hirotsugu Munechika
  • Tamio Kushihashi
  • Takehiko Gokan
  • Toji Hashimoto
  • Yoshio Higaki
  • Yoshio Ogawa
Article

Abstract

A case of renal cell carcinoma with unusual extension is reported, in which the radiographic findings have a close resemblance to those of transitional cell carcinoma of the renal pelvis. We emphasize that it is occasionally difficult to draw a distinction between transitional cell carcinoma with renal invasion and renal cell carcinoma with renal pelvic extension even by computed tomography (CT) and angiography.

Key words

Kidney, carcinoma CT, kidney Angiography, kidney 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Hirotsugu Munechika
    • 2
  • Tamio Kushihashi
    • 2
  • Takehiko Gokan
    • 2
  • Toji Hashimoto
    • 2
  • Yoshio Higaki
    • 1
  • Yoshio Ogawa
    • 1
  1. 1.Department of UrologyShowa University, School of MedicineTokyoJapan
  2. 2.Department of RadiologyShowa University, School of MedicineTokyoJapan

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