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Renal cell carcinoma without renal vein invasion and concomitant inferior vena cava tumor thrombus: a case report

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Author: JIANG Jizong 1 KE Changxing 2 ZHAO Shenzhao 1 CHANG Antao 1 LI Pengwen 1

Affiliation: 1.Department of Urology, Tengchong People's Hospital, Baoshan 679100, Yunnan Province, China 2.Department of Urology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming 650101, China

Keywords: Renal cell carcinoma Inferior vena cava tumor thrombus Imaging diagnosis Surgical treatment

DOI: 10.12173/j.issn.1004-4337.202510021

Reference: Jiang JZ, Ke CX, Zhao SZ, et al. Renal cell carcinoma without renal vein invasion and concomitant inferior vena cava tumor thrombus: a case report[J]. Journal of Mathematical Medicine, 2026, 39(7): 530-534. DOI: 10.12173/j.issn.1004-4337.202510021.[Article in Chinese]

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Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) with renal vein invasion and concomitant inferior vena cava tumor thrombus (IVCTT) is relatively common in clinical practice, whereas isolated IVCTT without renal vein involvement is rare. This rare case of RCC with a "skip" tumor thrombus indicates that a comprehensive assessment of the thrombus characteristics should be conducted preoperatively by integrating multimodal imaging and circulating tumor cell detection. Partial venectomy and venous reconstruction were performed after the pedunculated tumor thrombus was identified during surgery, and satisfactory follow-up results were achieved.

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