A Rare Case of a Renal Cell Carcinoma Confined to the Isthmus of a Horseshoe Kidney

Michael Kongnyuy; Daniel Martinez; Anthony Park; Barrett McCormick; Justin Parker; Mary Hall

doi:10.1155/2015/126409

A Rare Case of a Renal Cell Carcinoma Confined to the Isthmus of a Horseshoe Kidney

Case Rep Urol. 2015:2015:126409. doi: 10.1155/2015/126409. Epub 2015 Jun 22.

Authors

Michael Kongnyuy¹, Daniel Martinez¹, Anthony Park¹, Barrett McCormick¹, Justin Parker², Mary Hall²

Affiliations

¹ University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL 33612, USA.
² University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL 33612, USA ; James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital, Tampa, FL 33612, USA.

Abstract

Horseshoe kidney (HSK) is the most common renal anomaly. Reports of the incidence of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) in HSK are conflicting. Very few cases of isthmus-located RCC have been reported in the literature. We report a unique case of an isthmus-located RCC. Proper vascular and tumor imaging prior to surgery is key to successful tumor removal.