A 30 year old male presents with pain on the right flank and hematuria . A CECT abdomen reveals a large 8x8 cm sized solid mass in the right kidney and 3x3 cm solid mass occupying the upper pole of left kidney . The most appropriate surgical treatment for this pt is ?
Ans is (c) i.e Right radical nephrectomy and left paial nephrectomy This male pt. with flank pain, hematuria and demonstration of a solid renal mass is having renal cell carcinoma (in clinical practice any solid renal mass is considered RCC untill proved otherwise) For patients with bilateral RCCs, paial nephrectomy with an adequate parenchymal margin is the preferred approach for kidney with smaller lesion. Paial nephrectomy or Nephron sparing procedures are found to be equally effective on radical nephrectomy if the tumor size is less than 4 cms.
Bilateral radical nephrectomy
Right radical nephrectomy and biopsy of the mass from opposite kidney
Right radical nephrectomy and left paial nephrectomy.
Right radical nephrectomy and left paial nephrectomy.