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Squamous cell carcinoma of the renal pelvis with inferior vena cava and iliac vein tumor thrombus

Anthony T. Corcoran¹, Matthew H. Hayn¹, Debra L. Zynger², P. Dafe Ogagan³, Forozan Navid³, Benjamin D. Davies¹

1 Department of Urology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
2 Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
3 Division of Cardiac Surgery, UPMC Shadyside Hospital, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Address correspondence to Dr. Anthony T. Corcoran, Department of Urologic Surgery 3471 5th Avenue, Suite 700, Kaufmann Building, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 USA

Canadian Journal of Urology 2009, 16(6), 4958-4961.

Abstract

Renal cell carcinoma with inferior vena cava (IVC) tumor thrombus is a well described clinical entity. We report a case of 64-year-old man that developed an aggressive renal pelvic squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) with extensive IVC and bilateral iliac vein tumor thrombus. To our knowledge this is the fi fth reported case of renal pelvic SCC with IVC tumor thrombus and the fi rst involving the iliac veins. We review the current therapeutic options for treatment of SCC with IVC involvement.

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