Akif S, Parmar K, Kumar S, Mavuduru RM, Bal A. Small renal mass with large lymph nodal metastasis and inferior vena cava thrombus: an exceptional amalgamation.
Ann R Coll Surg Engl 2022;
104:e183-e186. [PMID:
35175141 PMCID:
PMC9157785 DOI:
10.1308/rcsann.2021.0303]
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Abstract
A small renal mass is defined as a tumour <4cm. The standard treatment of choice for small renal masses is partial or radical nephrectomy, depending on the tumour anatomy, and has good overall and cancer-specific survival. Its association with lymph node metastasis and inferior vena cava (IVC) thrombus is very uncommon. We describe a case of a right small renal mass with a large metastatic paracaval lymph node with IVC level I thrombus who was treated with right radical nephrectomy with thrombus removal and lymph node excision.
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