Kidney-conservative surgery followed by bacillus Calmette-Guerin instillation therapy for transitional cell carcinoma of solitary renal pelvis : a case report

We report a case (62-year-old male) of transitional cell carcinoma (grade 2) of solitary right renal pelvis which was successfully treated with tumor excision followed by bacillus Calmette-Guerin instillation therapy. He had a past history of left radical nephroureterectomy for renal pelvic tumor 11...

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Veröffentlicht in:Hinyokika kiyo. Acta urologica Japonica. - 1962. - 39(1993), 5 vom: 12. Mai, Seite 463-5
1. Verfasser: Ao, T (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Endo, T, Shiokawa, H, Shimura, S, Adachi, K, Koshiba, K
Format: Aufsatz
Sprache:Japanese
Veröffentlicht: 1993
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Hinyokika kiyo. Acta urologica Japonica
Schlagworte:Case Reports English Abstract Journal Article BCG Vaccine
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Zusammenfassung:We report a case (62-year-old male) of transitional cell carcinoma (grade 2) of solitary right renal pelvis which was successfully treated with tumor excision followed by bacillus Calmette-Guerin instillation therapy. He had a past history of left radical nephroureterectomy for renal pelvic tumor 11 years earlier. Kidney-preserved surgery with BCG instillation therapy is expected to be an alternative for radical forms of therapy, especially in the patients with a solitary kidney
Beschreibung:Date Completed 03.08.1993
Date Revised 15.11.2006
published: Print
Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:0018-1994