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Case presentation: A 55 year-old female presented to the emergency department with left sided abdominal pain and hematuria. Computed tomography scan of her abdomen and pelvis demonstrated a large left renal mass with extension into the left ureter, left renal vein,
Senile systemic amyloidosis is a multisystem disease where wild-type insoluble transthyretin (ATTRwt) protein gets deposited in the tissues leading to organ dysfunction.We present the case of a patient who presented with hematuria and bladder involvement by BACKGROUND
Systemic isotretinoin (13-cis-retinoic acid) is effective in the treatment of acne vulgaris. The most common side effects are mucocutaneous ones. Hematuria seen secondary to isotretinoin treatment is thought to be due to mucosal dryness in the urinary system. This study aims to determine
Hypocomplementemic urticarial vasculitis syndrome (HUVS) is a rare autoimmune disease characterized by multiple organ system involvement, including renal disease, with low complement levels. We report the case of a 31-year-old woman who presented with nonspecific symptoms including fatigue,
We report two rare cases of Bellini duct carcinoma, a rare variant of renal cell carcinoma.
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The patient, a 73-year-old female, was admitted to the hospital for macroscopic hematuria and right flank pain. She was diagnosed to have a stage IV Bellini duct carcinoma. There was a progression of
We treated 6 patients with renal collecting duct carcinoma (CDC) in our hospital from December 2004 to December 2011. We compared clinico-pathological findings among all patients. The median age was 58 years (range, 37-77 years). Hematuria, back pain, and fatigue were observed in 5 patients with
Parathyroid carcinoma constitutes less than 1 % of primary hyperparathyroidism. The male to female ratio is approximately equal and the mean age at presentation is 40 years. In about half of the patients there is a palpable cervical mass, and serum calcium level is usually above 14 mg/dl. In a case
In 1938 Procaccini showed scientific interest in a new kind of ameba, and called it "nephrouroameba" from which the disease "nephrouroamebiasis" is derived. He wrote a paper titled "La Nefrouroamoebiasi" thus describing its history, the biopathogenetic evolutionary cycle of the protozoon, its
Intravesical Botox has become a widespread treatment for patients with refractory overactive bladder. Further to its acknowledged efficacy, both physicians and patients must be fully aware of possible complications, such as urinary tract infections, incomplete bladder emptying or even urinary
Disseminated carcinomatosis of the bone marrow with urothelial carcinoma in a 75-year-old man: A case study. A 75-year-old-man had first medical examination due to gross hematuria. The imaging study and cystoscopy revealed left ureteral and bladder tumor. The patient was referred for a laparoscopic
A 49-year-old man with a one-week history of general fatigue and several other symptoms, including hematuria, numbness of the mouth, anemia and thrombocytopenia, was admitted because of an episode of convulsions and unconsciousness after blood transfusion. A diagnosis of thrombotic thrombocytopenic
Metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC) to the head and neck is rare. It is the third-most common cause of distant metastasis to the head and neck, after breast cancer and lung cancer. Several drugs are available to treat metastatic RCC including high-dose interleukin and targeted therapy.
A chest CT of an 82-year-old woman suffering from general fatigue revealed ground-glass opacities in both lower lung fields. Antibiotics were administered, but the ground-glass opacities developed into air-space consolidation with air-bronchogram. Hematuria was observed and abdominal CT showed
We performed clinical analysis of 12 patients with renal cell carcinomas associated with tumor thrombosis in the inferior vena cava. Eleven cases were men, and one was a woman; their ages range from 48 to 76 years old with a mean of 58 years. Nine tumors were observed on the right side, the other 3
Metastatic renal cell carcinoma is notoriously resistant to chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Immunotherapy with interferon alpha is widely used for the disease, but its treatment effects are poor. A 69-year-old Japanese women presented with gross hematuria. Imaging studies revealed a left renal tumor,