Abstract
Summary— In some patients with primary malignant disease of the kidney the only way of achieving a cure may involve radical surgery. If the tumour is bilateral or involves a solitary kidney, renal failure may be unavoidable. The role of dialysis and transplantation in these patients following “curative” cancer surgery is not clear. A review of the literature and experience with 4 patients who ultimately had bilateral nephrectomies for multiple recurrent upper tract urothelial malignancy is reported. These 4 patients remained free of tumour recurrence on dialysis at 5, 8, 12 and 72 months respectively since commencing dialysis, although 2 have died from unrelated causes. It would seem reasonable to offer dialysis followed by subsequent transplantation in this group of patients after a period of 1 to 2 years has elapsed without any evidence of malignant recurrence.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 577-579 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | British Journal of Urology |
Volume | 69 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1992 |
Externally published | Yes |