Retroaortic left renal vein in testicular cancer patient: potential staging and treatment pitfall.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
A 20-year-old man was diagnosed with a left mixed germ cell testicular tumor and clinical staging with computerized tomography suggested left para-aortic subhilar retroperitoneal adenopathy. The patient received 4 cycles of cisplatin, vinblastine and bleomycin chemotherapy but the mass in the left renal hilus area remained unchanged. Subsequent retroperitoneal lymphadenectomy revealed the mass to be a retroaoritc left renal vein type 2. Further confusion occurred during followup in differentiating this anomaly from recurrent neoplasm necessitating evaluation by magnetic resonance imaging. Retroaortic left renal vein represents a potential imaging pitfall in testicular cancer that may facilitate suboptimal staging, treatment and followup.
Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Moul, JW; Maggio, MI; Hardy, MR; Hartman, DS
Published Date
- February 1, 1992
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 147 / 2
Start / End Page
- 454 - 456
PubMed ID
- 1310124
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0022-5347
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)37269-5
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States