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Percutaneous cryoablation of a renal cell carcinoma in a transplanted kidney

Tommaso Silvestri¹, Fulvio Stacul², Michele Bertolotto³, Mary Artero⁴, Salvatore Siracusano¹

1 Department of Urology, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
2 Department of Radiology, AOU - Trieste Hospital, Trieste, Italy
3 Department of Radiology, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
4 Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, AOU – Trieste Hospital, Trieste, Italy
Address correspondence to Professor Salvatore Siracusano, Department of Urology, University of Trieste, Cattinara Hospital – Via Strada di Fiume 447, 34100 Trieste – Italy

Canadian Journal of Urology 2014, 21(4), 7390-7392.

Abstract

In patients who underwent renal transplantation, urinary tract tumors have an incidence of approximately 1.5%-3.3%. We report a rare case of renal cell carcinoma occurring in a transplanted kidney 25 years after the transplant. The lesion was treated by CT-guided percutaneous cryoablation with the ablation of renal lesion. This approach offers more accuracy compared with ultrasonography (US), and it is faster compared to magnetic resonance (MR) guidance. In transplanted kidneys, CT-guided cryoablation seems to be safe.

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