%0 Journal Article
%T Sarcomatoid renal cell carcinoma
%A Akhtar Kafil
%A Shamshad Ahmad
%A Sufian Zaheer
%A Tariq Mansoor
%J Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
%D 2011
%I Medknow Publications
%X Sarcomatoid renal cell carcinoma (SRCC) is an aggressive tumor variant thought to arise predominantly from differentiation of clear cell carcinoma. A few reports of SRCC asso-ciated with non-clear cell tumors led to the presumption that SRCC may arise from any renal cell carcinoma, although direct evidence of this is lacking. We report a case of a 70-year-old male patient, who presented with acute left upper quadrant abdominal pain and was diagnosed to have SRCC after pathological examination. The patient is on high dose interleukin (IL-2)-based immunotherapy and is apparently free of disease six months after surgery.
%U http://www.sjkdt.org/article.asp?issn=1319-2442;year=2011;volume=22;issue=1;spage=120;epage=122;aulast=Akhtar