We herein report a case of radical nephroureterectomy and replacement of the inferior vena cava (IVC) with ahuman cadaveric aortic graft for a patient with renal pelvis transitional cell carcinoma associated with IVC infiltration.
In advanced disease, radical surgery is essential to achieve long-term survival. This case entails the use of another treatment option among the numerous options currently available for the management of patients with advanced renal cancer associated with IVC invasion.
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Nam JK, Moon KM, Park SW, Chung MK. Are you the author?
Department of Urology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Yangsan, Korea.
Reference: Korean J Urol. 2012 Apr;53(4):285-7.
doi: 10.4111/kju.2012.53.4.285
PubMed Abstract
PMID: 22536474
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