Left-sided IVC in left renal cell carcinoma

Giuseppe Brisinda, Alessandro Cina, Serafino Vanella, Celestino Pio Lombardi

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Abstract

AIM: Congenital anomalies of the inferior vena cava (IVC) are very rare and extremely diverse, reflecting the complexity of the embryological development of these structures. The variants must be differentiated from pathology, particularly lymphadenopathy, on imaging studies as their presence can affect surgical and interventional procedures in retroperitoneum. We describe two patients with renal cell carcinoma of left kidney and left IVC. CASE REPORT: First patient was taken up for left radical nephroureterectomy. During surgery the existence of a transposed left IVC was demonstrated. The second case is a fifty-four-year-old man; abdomen and pelvic CT-scan with coronal maximum intensity projection reconstruction showed a 7 cm heterogeneously enhancing neoformation involving the left kidney with intraparenchymal hematoma and a transposed left IVC. CONCLUSIONS: Preoperative detection of congenital IVC anomalies can prevent morbidity. Once diagnosed, appropriate care must be taken during the operation to expose and define the anatomic anomaly and protect it from injury.
Lingua originaleInglese
pagine (da-a)107-110
Numero di pagine4
RivistaAnnali Italiani di Chirurgia
Volume2013
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - 2013

Keywords

  • IVC
  • left renal cell carcinoma

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