Abstract
BackgroundRenal medullary carcinoma is a rare and aggressive tumor and often seen in young adults with sickle cell hemoglobinopathies.Case presentationWe report a case of renal medullary carcinoma in a 29-year old male patient with an occupying renal lesion who presented with fever, flank pain and hematuria. The patient received intensive antibiotics treatment, but no improvement was seen. The symptoms disappeared after laparoscopic radical left nephrectomy. Postoperative pathological study showed that the mass was renal medullary carcinoma.ConclusionsOur case suggests that renal medullary carcinoma should be considered in differential diagnoses of patients with occupying renal lesions who have fever of unknown origin.
Highlights
Renal medullary carcinoma is a rare and aggressive tumor and often seen in young adults with sickle cell hemoglobinopathies
It has been recommended that renal medullary carcinoma should be considered in patients less than 50 years of age with poorly differentiated carcinoma that arises from the renal medulla [3] and renal medullary carcinoma patients should be tested for sickle cell hemoglobinopathies
We report a case of renal medullary carcinoma in a 29-year old male patient who presented to our
Summary
Renal medullary carcinoma is a rare and aggressive tumor and often seen in young adults with sickle cell hemoglobinopathies. Renal medullary carcinoma is characterized by gross hematuria, abdominal or flank pain, and loss of weight, which may lead erroneously to a diagnosis of renal infections or abscess. We report a case of renal medullary carcinoma in a 29-year old male patient who presented to our
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