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Crocerossa F, Autorino R, Derweesh I, Carbonara U, Cantiello F, Damiano R, Rubio-Briones J, Roupret M, Breda A, Volpe A, Mir MC. Management of renal cell carcinoma in transplant kidney: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Minerva Urol Nephrol 2023; 75:1-16. [PMID: 36094386 DOI: 10.23736/s2724-6051.22.04881-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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INTRODUCTION After transplantation, approximately 10% of renal cell carcinomas are detected in graft kidneys. These tumors (gRCC) present surgeons with the difficulty of finding a treatment that guarantees both oncological clearance and maintenance of function. We conducted a systematic review and an individual patient data meta-analysis on the oncology, safety and functional outcomes of the available treatments for gRCC. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION A systematic search was performed across MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Web of Science including any study reporting perioperative, functional and survival outcomes for patients undergoing graft nephrectomy (GN), partial nephrectomy (PN) or thermal ablation (TA) for gRCC. Quade's ANCOVA, Spearman Rho and Pearson χ2, Kaplan-Meier, Log-rank and Standard Cox regression and other tests were used to compare treatments. Studies' quality was evaluated using a modified version of Newcastle Ottawa Scale. EVIDENCE SYNTHESIS A number of 29 studies (357 patients) were included. No differences between TA and PN were found in terms of safety, functional and oncological outcomes for T1a gRCCs. When applied to pT1b gRCC, PN showed no difference in complications, progression or cancer-specific deaths compared to smaller lesions; PN validity for pT2 gRCCs should be considered unverified due to lack of sufficient evidence. The efficacy and safety of PN or TA for multiple gRCC remain controversial. In case of non-functioning, large (T≥2), complicated or metastatic gRCCs, GN appears to be the most reasonable choice. Quality of evidence ranged from very low to moderate. Studies with large cohorts and longer follow-up are still needed to clarify oncological and functional differences. CONCLUSIONS PN and TA might be offered as a nephron-sparing treatment in patients with T1a gRCC. There is no significant difference between these options and GN in terms of oncological outcomes and complications. PN and TA offer similar functional outcomes and graft preservation. PN for T1b gRCC seems feasible and safe, but its validity should be considered unverified.
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- Fabio Crocerossa
- Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.,Department of Urology, Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.,Unit of Andrology and Kidney Transplantation, Department of Urology, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Urology, Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Urology, Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Urology, Instituto Valenciano Oncologia (IVO) Foundation, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Urology, GRC5 Predictive Onco-Uro, AP-HP, Pitie-Salpetriere Hospital, Sorbonne University, Paris, France
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- Department of Urology, Puigvert Foundation, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Division of Urology, Department of Translational Medicine, Maggiore della Carità Hospital, University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy
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- Urology Department, IMED Hospitals, Valencia, Spain -
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Tillou X, Doerfler A, Szabla N, Verhoest G, Defortescu G, Bessede T, Prudhomme T, Culty T, Bigot P, Bensalah K, Méjean A, Timsit MO. [Renal cell carcinoma of the kidney transplant: The French guidelines from CTAFU]. Prog Urol 2021; 31:24-30. [PMID: 33423743 DOI: 10.1016/j.purol.2020.04.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2020] [Revised: 04/20/2020] [Accepted: 04/24/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To propose recommendations for the management of renal cell carcinomas (RCC) of the renal transplant. METHOD Following a systematic approach, a review of the literature (Medline) was conducted by the CTAFU to evaluate prevalence, diagnosis and management of RCC arousing in the renal transplant. References were assessed according to a predefined process to propose recommendations with levels of evidence. RESULTS Renal cell carcinomas of the renal transplant affect approximately 0.2% of recipients. Mostly asymptomatic, these tumors are mainly diagnosed on a routine imaging of the renal transplant. Predominant pathology is clear cell carcinomas but papillary carcinomas are more frequent than in general population (up to 40-50%). RCC of the renal transplant is often localized, of low stage and low grade. According to tumor characteristics and renal function, preferred treatment is radical (transplantectomy) or nephron sparing through partial nephrectomy (open or minimally invasive approach) or thermoablation after percutaneous biopsy. Although no robust data support a switch of immunosuppressive regimen, some authors suggest to favor the use of mTOR inhibitors. CTAFU does not recommend a mandatory waiting time after transplantectomy for RCC in candidates for a subsequent renal tranplantation when tumor stage<T3 and low ISUP grade. CONCLUSION These French recommendations should contribute to improving the oncological and functional prognosis of renal transplant recipients by improving the management of RCC of the renal transplant.
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- X Tillou
- Comité de transplantation et d'insuffisance rénale chronique de l'association française d'urologie (CTAFU), maison de l'urologie, 11, rue Viète, 75017 Paris, France; Service d'urologie et transplantation, CHU de Caen, avenue de la Côte-de-Nacre, 14033 Caen cedex 9, France
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- Comité de transplantation et d'insuffisance rénale chronique de l'association française d'urologie (CTAFU), maison de l'urologie, 11, rue Viète, 75017 Paris, France; Service d'urologie et transplantation, CHU Brugmann, place A. Van Gehuchten 4, 1020 Bruxelles, Belgique
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- Comité de transplantation et d'insuffisance rénale chronique de l'association française d'urologie (CTAFU), maison de l'urologie, 11, rue Viète, 75017 Paris, France; Service d'urologie et transplantation, CHU de Caen, avenue de la Côte-de-Nacre, 14033 Caen cedex 9, France
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- Comité de transplantation et d'insuffisance rénale chronique de l'association française d'urologie (CTAFU), maison de l'urologie, 11, rue Viète, 75017 Paris, France; Service d'urologie et transplantation rénale, hôpital Pontchaillou, CHU de Rennes, 2, rue Henri-le-Guilloux, 35000 Rennes, France
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- Comité de transplantation et d'insuffisance rénale chronique de l'association française d'urologie (CTAFU), maison de l'urologie, 11, rue Viète, 75017 Paris, France; Service d'urologie et transplantation, CHU de Rouen, 37, boulevard Gambetta, 76000 Rouen, France
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- Comité de transplantation et d'insuffisance rénale chronique de l'association française d'urologie (CTAFU), maison de l'urologie, 11, rue Viète, 75017 Paris, France; Service d'urologie et transplantation, université de Paris-Saclay, hôpital de Bicêtre, 78, rue du Général-Leclerc, 94270 Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
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- Comité de transplantation et d'insuffisance rénale chronique de l'association française d'urologie (CTAFU), maison de l'urologie, 11, rue Viète, 75017 Paris, France; Service d'urologie et transplantation, CHU de Toulouse, 9, place Lange, 31300 Toulouse, France
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- Comité de transplantation et d'insuffisance rénale chronique de l'association française d'urologie (CTAFU), maison de l'urologie, 11, rue Viète, 75017 Paris, France; Service d'urologie et transplantation rénale, CHU d'Angers, 4, rue Larrey, 49100 Angers, France
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- Service d'urologie et transplantation rénale, CHU d'Angers, 4, rue Larrey, 49100 Angers, France; Comité de cancérologie de l'association française d'urologie (CCAFU), maison de l'urologie, 11, rue Viète, 75017 Paris, France
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- Service d'urologie et transplantation rénale, hôpital Pontchaillou, CHU de Rennes, 2, rue Henri-le-Guilloux, 35000 Rennes, France; Comité de cancérologie de l'association française d'urologie (CCAFU), maison de l'urologie, 11, rue Viète, 75017 Paris, France
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- Comité de cancérologie de l'association française d'urologie (CCAFU), maison de l'urologie, 11, rue Viète, 75017 Paris, France; Inserm, équipe labellisée par la ligue contre le cancer, université de Paris, PARCC, 56, rue Leblanc, 75015 Paris, France; Service d'urologie et transplantation rénale, hôpital européen Georges-Pompidou, hôpital Necker, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, 20, rue Leblanc, 75015 Paris, France
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- Comité de transplantation et d'insuffisance rénale chronique de l'association française d'urologie (CTAFU), maison de l'urologie, 11, rue Viète, 75017 Paris, France; Inserm, équipe labellisée par la ligue contre le cancer, université de Paris, PARCC, 56, rue Leblanc, 75015 Paris, France; Service d'urologie et transplantation rénale, hôpital européen Georges-Pompidou, hôpital Necker, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, 20, rue Leblanc, 75015 Paris, France.
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Vasisth G, Kapoor A, Piercey K, Lambe S. Renal cell carcinoma in renal allograft: Case series and review of literature. Urol Ann 2018; 10:229-232. [PMID: 29719341 PMCID: PMC5907338 DOI: 10.4103/ua.ua_66_17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) in transplanted kidneys has been reported sporadically with incidence of about 0.5%. There are currently no standard guidelines on the management of allograft RCC in renal transplant recipients. Our objective was to study effectiveness of nephron-sparing surgery (NSS) for allograft RCC. We performed a retrospective analysis of patients with RCC in renal allografts managed with NSS in our institution from January 2000 to December 2015. Patient demographics, interval between transplant and RCC diagnosis, operative parameters, perioperative complications, final pathology, and renal function were evaluated. Three females underwent successful NSS for allograft RCC. Cause of end-stage renal disease was IgA nephropathy in all; mean time between renal transplant and diagnosis of RCC was 23 years. We were able to stay extraperitoneal in all the cases. In the final pathology, two had papillary and one had clear cell RCC. One patient developed pyelocutaneous fistula which was managed by stenting. Long-term functional outcomes of NSS are excellent; none of our patients is dialysis dependent.
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- Gaurav Vasisth
- Department of Urology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Urology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Urology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Urology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Incidental Eosinophilic Chromophobe Renal Cell Carcinoma in Renal Allograft. Case Rep Transplant 2017; 2017:4232474. [PMID: 29130016 PMCID: PMC5654276 DOI: 10.1155/2017/4232474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2017] [Revised: 08/17/2017] [Accepted: 09/05/2017] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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The incidence of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) in renal allograft in transplant recipients is 0.22-0.25%. De novo clear cell, papillary, and chromophobe RCCs and RCCs with sarcomatoid differentiation originating in renal allograft have been reported. Routine surveillance for graft tumours is not routinely practiced and these tumours are commonly asymptomatic and incidentally discovered. We describe a case of incidental, eosinophilic chromophobe RCC in a 31-year-old, long-term renal transplant male recipient, who presented with acute gastroenteritis 11 years after transplantation. The graft was nonfunctional at the time of presentation. Abdominal ultrasound and computed tomography scan demonstrated 1.8 cm well-defined, round enhancing lesion, confined to the renal allograft and suspicious for malignancy. Pathological examination of graft nephrectomy specimen showed gross, histopathological, and immunohistochemical features of eosinophilic chromophobe RCC. Fifty-five months after surgery, the patient was alive and free of malignancy. To the best of our knowledge, only five chromophobe RCCs originating in a renal allograft were previously described in English literature. We suggest that chromophobe RCC should be considered in the differential diagnosis of renal allograft mass, including eosinophilic tumours, and emphasise the importance of periodic screening of renal allograft in all renal transplant recipients.
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Renal Autotransplantation and Extracorporeal Nephron-Sparing Surgery for De Novo Renal Cell Carcinoma in a Kidney Allograft. Transplant Direct 2017; 3:e122. [PMID: 28795136 PMCID: PMC5540622 DOI: 10.1097/txd.0000000000000714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2017] [Accepted: 06/01/2017] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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De novo renal cell carcinoma (RCC) rarely occurs in kidney allografts; however, the risk of RCC in these patients is 100-fold that of the general healthy population. Although total nephrectomy has been the standard treatment for kidney allograft RCC, several authors have reported that early-stage RCC in kidney allografts was successfully treated with nephron-sparing surgery. We herein describe a new procedure involving renal autotransplantation and extracorporeal nephron-sparing surgery, which was performed to treat de novo RCC near the hilum of a transplanted kidney. In the 22 months since transplantation, the patient's renal function has been favorable, and no recurrence has been observed. In conclusion, renal autotransplantation is a feasible technique for the treatment of RCC in kidney allografts, especially RCC located near the hilum.
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Renal cell carcinoma arising from renal allograft is a rare condition. A 56-year-old man with a history of 3 renal transplantation due to renal failure presented poor appetite and weight loss for 3 months. Possibility of tumor of unknown origin was suspected. For this reason, an FDG PET/CT was performed, and the images showed a hypermetabolic focus in the lower pole of the left renal transplant, suggestive of a malignant lesion. Subsequent pathological examination following allograft nephrectomy confirmed grade 4 renal cell carcinoma.
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Tillou X, Guleryuz K, Collon S, Doerfler A. Renal cell carcinoma in functional renal graft: Toward ablative treatments. Transplant Rev (Orlando) 2015; 30:20-6. [PMID: 26318289 DOI: 10.1016/j.trre.2015.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2015] [Accepted: 07/28/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The occurrence of a kidney transplant tumor is a rare but serious issue with a double risk: the return to dialysis and the development of metastatic cancer. Publications on this topic are mainly case reports. The purpose of this review was to report an exhaustive literature review of functional graft renal cell carcinomas to highlight the impact of tumors on the renal graft outcomes. 201 de novo renal carcinomas in functional renal grafts from 69 publications were included. Incidence was estimated at 0.18%. Graft tumors were mostly asymptomatic (85.9%). Whatever the discovery circumstances of graft tumors, they were mostly documented by graft ultrasounds supplemented by CT-scanning or MR imaging. Nephron sparing surgery (95 patients) was the first treatment performed followed by radiofrequency ablation (38 patients) and cryotherapy (10 patients). The most common tumor graft histology was clear cell carcinoma (46.4%), followed by papillary carcinoma (43.7%). Specific mortality was 2.9% with 6 deaths. Renal graft cell carcinoma is a rare pathology with a low specific death. When possible, conservative treatment should be the first choice.
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- Xavier Tillou
- Urology and Transplantation Department, Caen University Hospital, Avenue Cote de Nacre, 14000 Caen, France; Medical University of Caen, Unicaen, Claude Bloch Street, 14000 Caen, France.
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- Urology and Transplantation Department, Caen University Hospital, Avenue Cote de Nacre, 14000 Caen, France
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- Orthopaedic Department, Caen University Hospital, Avenue Cote de Nacre, 14000 Caen, France
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- Urology and Transplantation Department, Caen University Hospital, Avenue Cote de Nacre, 14000 Caen, France
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Melandro F, Guglielmo N, Nudo F, Pretagostini R, Mennini G, Poli L, Giannakakis K, Berloco PB. Renal Papillary Carcinoma Developed in a Kidney Transplant Recipient With Late IgA-Nephropathy. EXP CLIN TRANSPLANT 2014; 14:445-6. [PMID: 25184211 DOI: 10.6002/ect.2014.0124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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With improvements in immunosuppressive therapy, patient and graft survival in renal transplant recipients have been prolonged. Increasing donor age and patient survival rates have been related to an increase in the number of de novo tumors. Posttransplant malignancy in these patients is an important cause of graft loss and death in these patients. Among cancers occurring after a kidney transplant, renal cell carcinoma is the fifth most common malignancy after lymphoproliferative disorders, and skin, gastrointestinal, and lung cancers. When nonmelanoma skin cancers and in situ carcinoma of the cervix are excluded from malignancies, renal cell carcinoma accounts for 2% of all cancers in the general population, which increases to 5% in solid-organ recipients. The majority of renal cell carcinomas found in transplant recipients develop in the recipient 's native kidneys, but only 9% of tumors develop in the allograft itself. Tumors transmitted by donors represent only 0.02% to 0.2% of cases. Most de novo allograft renal cell carcinomas are single tumors. The mechanisms of development of renal cell carcinoma in renal grafts are not completely understood.
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- Fabio Melandro
- From the Department of General Surgery, and Organ Transplantation, Sapienza, Rome, Italy
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Pichler R, Heidegger I, Aigner F, Bösmüller C, Schneeberger S, Maglione M, Schäfer G, Steiner H, Horninger W. De novo Renal Cell Carcinoma in a Kidney Allograft with Focus on Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound. Urol Int 2014; 93:364-7. [DOI: 10.1159/000362422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2014] [Accepted: 03/21/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Tillou X, Doerfler A, Collon S, Kleinclauss F, Patard JJ, Badet L, Barrou B, Audet M, Bensadoun H, Berthoux E, Bigot P, Boutin JM, Bouzguenda Y, Chambade D, Codas R, Dantal J, Deturmeny J, Devonec M, Dugardin F, Ferrière JM, Erauso A, Feuillu B, Gigante M, Guy L, Karam G, Lebret T, Neuzillet Y, Legendre C, Perez T, Rerolle JP, Salomon L, Sallusto F, Sénéchal C, Terrier N, Thuret R, Verhoest G, Petit J. De novo kidney graft tumors: results from a multicentric retrospective national study. Am J Transplant 2012; 12:3308-15. [PMID: 22959020 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2012.04248.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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De novo tumors in renal allografts are rare and their prevalence is underestimated. We therefore analyzed renal cell carcinomas arising in renal allografts through a retrospective French renal transplant cohort. We performed a retrospective, multicentric survey by sending questionnaires to all French kidney transplantation centers. All graft tumors diagnosed after transplantation were considered as de novo tumors. Thirty-two centers participated in this study. Seventy-nine tumors were identified among 41 806 recipients (Incidence 0.19%). Patients were 54 men and 25 women with a mean age of 47 years old at the time of diagnosis. Mean tumor size was 27.8 mm. Seventy-four (93.6%), 53 (67%) and 44 tumors (55.6%) were organ confined (T1-2), low grade (G1-2) and papillary carcinomas, respectively. Four patients died of renal cell carcinomas (5%). The mean time lapse between transplantation and RCC diagnosis was 131.7 months. Thirty-five patients underwent conservative surgery by partial nephrectomy (n = 35, 44.3%) or radiofrequency (n = 5; 6.3%). The estimated 5 years cancer specific survival rate was 94%. Most of these tumors were small and incidental. Most tumors were papillary carcinoma, low stage and low grade carcinomas. Conservative treatment has been preferred each time it was feasible in order to avoid a return to dialysis.
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- X Tillou
- CHU de Caen, Urology and Transplantation, Caen, France.
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Detection and management of renal cell carcinoma in the renal allograft. Int Urol Nephrol 2012; 45:93-8. [DOI: 10.1007/s11255-012-0274-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2012] [Accepted: 08/20/2012] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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