Surgical Management Of Multilocular Cystic Renal Cell Carcinoma

Objective To review and analyze the pathological features,diagnosis and surgical management of multilocular cystic renal cell carcinoma.Methods 7 patients admitted during 1993 and 2009 in our department were discussed,all underwent surgical treatment,2 of which underwent nephron sparing surgery,the other underwent radical nephrectomy.Results All patients underwent a follow-up of 3-24 months and were asymptomatic as preoperatively.Conclusion The final diagnosis of MCRCC rely on pathological biopsy.The Computerized Tomography is an essential measure in diagnosis of MCRCC preoperatively.Because of the good prognosis of reported cases,nephron sparing surgery(NSS)for the operation of multilocular cystic renal cell carcinoma should be advised.