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An aggressive course of Xp11 translocation renal cell carcinoma in a 28-year-old man.
International journal of urology : official journal of the Japanese Urological Association - 1 Mar 2009
Koie Takuya, Yoneyama Takahiro, Hashimoto Yasuhiro, Kamimura Noritaka, Kusumi Tomomi, Kijima Hiroshi, Ohyama Chikara
Abstract excerpt
Cases of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) associated with Xp11 translocations are rare and are reported predominantly in children. We report a case of a young man who developed an aggressive Xp11 translocation RCC. A 28-year-old man presented with back pain, fever and macroscopic hematuria. Computed tomography of the abdomen showed a heterogeneous mass in the left kidney. Left radical nephrectomy was performed....
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