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Year : 2021 | Volume
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Renal cell carcinoma arising within autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease
Muzammil Abdullahi1, Anas Ismail2, Abdullahi Ahmad3
1 Department of Surgery, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria 2 Department of Radiology, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria 3 Department of Pathology, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Abdullahi Ahmad Department of Pathology, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, Bayero University, Kano Nigeria
Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/atp.atp_54_20
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Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) arising within autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is rare. The detection of this complication in patients with ADPKD is difficult owing to the nonspecific symptoms. Here, we describe a case of a young woman who presented with RCC in the background of ADPKD. She had radical nephrectomy, followed by adjuvant chemotherapy. |
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