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CASE REPORT article

Front. Surg.
Sec. Genitourinary Surgery
Volume 11 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2024.1449879
This article is part of the Research Topic The Evolution of Minimally Invasive Urologic Surgery: Innovations, Challenges, and Opportunities View all 16 articles

Extrarenal renal cell carcinoma in the adrenal region: A case report

Provisionally accepted
Yao Kai Yao Kai Huang Long Huang Long *Zhang J. Li Zhang J. Li *Xu Yan Xu Yan *Liu D. Liang Liu D. Liang *
  • AVIC 363 Hospital, Chengdu, China

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    This case report describes a rare instance of extrarenal clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) in a 48-year-old woman who presented with a loss of consciousness. Abdominal CT revealed a 24 × 31 mm mass in the left adrenal region, with no kidney involvement. The mass was surgically excised, and histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of ccRCC. Immunohistochemical analysis revealed positive markers, including CA9, CD10, PAX-8, and vimentin. The patient did not undergo adjuvant therapy, and a 6-month follow-up showed no signs of recurrence or metastasis. This case emphasizes the importance of considering extrarenal ccRCC in differential diagnoses of adrenal masses.

    Keywords: Extrarenal renal cell carcinoma, adrenal region, case report, Adrenal masses, Clear cell renal cell carcinoma

    Received: 16 Jun 2024; Accepted: 07 Oct 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Kai, Long, Li, Yan and Liang. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence:
    Huang Long, AVIC 363 Hospital, Chengdu, China
    Zhang J. Li, AVIC 363 Hospital, Chengdu, China
    Xu Yan, AVIC 363 Hospital, Chengdu, China
    Liu D. Liang, AVIC 363 Hospital, Chengdu, China

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