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Novas entidades em neoplasias renais

Introdução: As últimas classificações das neoplasias renais da Organização Mundial da Saúde (OMS), incluindo a mais recente de 2016, adicionaram algumas entidades diagnósticas às neoplasias primárias renais, além das tradicionalmente mais conhecidas. A presente revisão aborda seis das mais f...

Partial nephrectomy for T3aN0M0 renal cell carcinoma: shall we step forward?

Int. braz. j. urol; 43 (5), 2017
ABSTRACT Objectives: To evaluate the prognosis of non-metastatic T3a renal cell carcinoma (RCC) with partial nephrectomy (PN). Patients and Methods: We retrospectively evaluated 125 patients with non-metastatic T3a RCC. Patients undergoing PN and radical nephrectomy (RN) were strictly matched by clinic...

Laparoscopic partial nephrectomy for tumors 7cm and above. Perioperative outcomes

Int. braz. j. urol; 43 (5), 2017
ABSTRACT Purpose: To assess and report the outcomes of laparoscopic partial nephrectomy) LPN) for T2 renal masses. Materials and Methods: Retrospective review of patients undergoing LPN for clinically localized renal masses ≥7cm between the years 2005-2016. Descriptive analyses were generated for...

Histopathological analysis of the non - tumour parenchyma following radical nephrectomy: can it predict renal functional outcome?

Int. braz. j. urol; 43 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT Introduction Radical nephrectomy (RN), a recommended treatment option for patients with Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) leads to an inevitable decline in global renal function. Pathological changes in the non-tumour parenchyma of the kidney may help predict the function of the remaining kidney. Ma...

Simultaneous meningioma and brain metastasis from renal cell carcinoma - a rare presentation. Case report

Säo Paulo med. j; 135 (3), 2017
ABSTRACT CONTEXT: Brain metastases are the most common tumors of the central nervous system. Because of their high frequency, they may be associated with rare situations. Among these are tumor-to-tumor metastasis and an even a rarer situation called simultaneous brain tumors, which are more related to p...

A rare case of ectopic ACTH syndrome originating from malignant renal paraganglioma

SUMMARY Ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) syndrome is characterized by hypercortisolism due to the hypersecretion of a non-pituitary ACTH-secreting tumor leading to Cushing's syndrome. Only a few cases have been reported previously as causing ectopic ACTH related to paraganglioma. Herein, we pre...

Fosfatasa alcalina ósea sérica elevada no mediada por metástasis en un paciente con cáncer renal
Elevated bone alkaline phosphatase not mediated by metastasis in a patient with renal cancer

Presentamos un paciente de 63 años con cáncer renal y aumento de fosfatasa alcalina sérica de tipo óseo de acuerdo con su reactividad con anticuerpos monoclonales específicos. Se descartaron las causas conocidas de aumento de la isoenzima, incluyendo metástasis óseas. Los niveles enzimáticos caye...

Open partial nephrectomy for entirely intraparenchymal tumors: a matched case-control study of oncologic outcome and complication rate

Int. braz. j. urol; 43 (2), 2017
ABSTRACT Purpose To compare the oncologic and clinical outcomes for open partial nephrectomy (OPN) performed in patients with entirely intraparenchymal tumors versus case-matched controls, with exophytic lesions. Material and methods Patients having undergone OPN between 2007 and 2012 were investigat...

Diagnostic relevance of metastatic renal cell carcinoma in the head and neck: An evaluation of 22 cases in 671 patients

Int. braz. j. urol; 43 (2), 2017
ABSTRACT Purpose Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is a malignant tumor that metastasizes early, and patients often present with metastatic disease at the time of diagnosis. The aim of our evaluation was to assess the diagnostic and differential diagnostic relevance of metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC) wi...

Obesity and kidney disease: hidden consequences of the epidemic

Rev. méd. Chile; 145 (3), 2017
Obesity has become a worldwide epidemic, and its prevalence has been projected to grow by 40% in the next decade. This increasing prevalence has implications for the risk of diabetes, cardiovascular disease and also for Chronic kidney disease. A high body mass index is one of the strongest risk factors f...