World Journal of Nephrology and Urology, ISSN 1927-1239 print, 1927-1247 online, Open Access
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Case Report

Volume 4, Number 2, June 2015, pages 218-221

Spontaneous Rupture of Renal Cell Carcinoma in a Horseshoe Kidney: A Case Report

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. Enhanced computed tomography in the first examination showed left retroperitoneal hematoma (A) and a horseshoe kidney and a hypervascular solid mass (B). The white arrows indicate extravasation of contrast agent (A) and a renal tumor (B).
Figure 2.
Figure 2. Digital subtraction angiography with selective catheterization of renal arteries shows active bleeding from a branch from renal arteries (A). The white circle in a broken line indicates an avascular area and pooling of contrast agent. Aortography after TAE showed disappearance of extravasation of contrast agent (B). The white arrow indicates the embolized portion.
Figure 3.
Figure 3. The gross appearance of the removed kidney revealed a white and yellow solid tumor of 6 cm in diameter located at the lower pole.

Table

Table 1. Literature Review of Preoperative Transarterial Embolization for Malignancy in Horseshoe Kidneys
 
Age (years)/genderTumor locationAberrant vessel supplyEmbolic materialOperative methodHistology
Fazio et al [11]72/FIsthmusOne vessel from the aortaUnknownIsthmectomyRenal cell carcinoma
Kim [12]59/MLeft kidneyTwo vessels from the aorta and one vessel from the left common iliac arteryMicrocoilsTumor enucleationRenal cell carcinoma
Palmowski et al [13]60/MBetween the isthmus and the left kidneyTwo vessels from the aortaMicrospheres (Embosphere)HeminephrectomyUnknown
Wilhelmsen et al [14]47/MLeft ureterThree vessels from the aorta and two vessels from the bilateral common iliac arteryMicrospheres (Embozene), microcoilsHeminephroureterectomyUrothelial carcinoma
Our case52/MLeft kidneyFour vessels from the aorta and one vessel from the right common iliac arteryGelfoam, microcoilsHeminephrectomyRenal cell carcinoma