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A rare case of multilocular primary renal cell carcinoma (two sites in each kidney) in a 48-year-old woman is presented. The preoperative diagnosis was based on the computerized tomography findings. The patient underwent bilateral total nephrectomy and subsequently maintained renal dialysis.
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Kostakopoulos, A., Picramenos, D., Antonopoulos, P. et al. Synchronous bilateral multilocular renal cell carcinoma. Int Urol Nephrol 26, 155–159 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02768279
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