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SUBMITTER: Dong J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7591673 | biostudies-literature | 2020
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Dong Jie J Zhao Yi Y Xu Weifeng W
Frontiers in oncology 20201014
<b>Introduction:</b> Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) found during pregnancy is rare. Treatment strategies and timing of surgeries are controversial. Retroperitoneal laparoscopic partial nephrectomy for T2 RCC during pregnancy has not been reported before. <b>Patient Concerns and Diagnosis:</b> Herein, we report a case of T2 RCC found in a 36-year-old woman during her 21st week of pregnancy. Both ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) suggested a malignancy, possibly renal cell carcinoma. <b> ...[more]