Collecting Duct Carcinoma of the Native Kidney in a Renal Transplant Recipient

Collecting duct carcinoma (CDC) is a rare and aggressive form of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) arising from the epithelium of Bellini’s duct. It presents earlier in life and has a poorer prognosis than the clear-cell type. Historically, immunosuppressed renal transplant patients are more likely to deve...

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Main Authors: Ian Zheng, Mahmoud Alameddine, Yaohong Tan, Zhobin Moghadamyeghaneh, Joshua S. Jue, Ali Yusufali, Ahmed Farag, Gaetano Ciancio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Transplantation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4527104
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Summary:Collecting duct carcinoma (CDC) is a rare and aggressive form of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) arising from the epithelium of Bellini’s duct. It presents earlier in life and has a poorer prognosis than the clear-cell type. Historically, immunosuppressed renal transplant patients are more likely to develop malignancies than the general population. We report a case of CDC of the native kidney in a 59-year-old man who initially underwent kidney transplantation five years before the time of presentation. To our knowledge, CDC in the setting of renal transplant and long-term immunosuppression has not been previously described.
ISSN:2090-6943
2090-6951