Volume : 7, Issue : 3, March - 2018

MULTILOCULAR CYSTIC RENAL CELL CARCINOMA:A CASE REPORT

Dr Madhuri S. Kate, Dr Ritika Kumar

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">MCRCC is also known as multilocular clear cell RCC and multicystic clear cell carcinoma.¹ It is important to differentiate this entity from clear cell RCC since it is associated with a good prognosis.¹<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp;</span>Literature reports a very low incidence of 1-2% of MCRCC among renal neoplasms.²<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp;</span>Men are more commonly affected than women.² There is a male: female preponderance<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>of 3:1.^1.3<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp;</span>All patients have been adults (20 to 76 years, mean age 51 years).^{1,3<o:p></o:p>}</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:&#10;justify;line-height:150%;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">The first such reported case was in 1957 by Robinson.^2<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:&#10;justify;line-height:150%;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none">^{<span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span>}</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:&#10;justify;line-height:150%;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">We report a case of 65 year old male who presented with abdominal lump and pain, underwent nephrectomy.<o:p></o:p></span></p>