Simultaneous thoracoscopic wedge resection of a solitary lung nodule and laparoscopic partial nephrectomy for a renal mass

Urology. 2004 Aug;64(2):377-8. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2004.04.031.

Abstract

Approximately 33% of patients with renal cell carcinoma will present with metastases. Patients have a reported 35% 5-year survival rate in instances in which nephrectomy and surgical resection of a solitary metastasis have been performed. Laparoscopic partial nephrectomy has become an increasingly viable option in the treatment of some renal cancers. We report a case in which a patient had a solitary lung nodule in the workup for a renal mass. This patient underwent combined thoracoscopic and laparoscopic resection of both the lung nodule and the renal mass in the same setting.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma, Clear Cell / diagnostic imaging
  • Adenocarcinoma, Clear Cell / secondary*
  • Adenocarcinoma, Clear Cell / surgery
  • Adult
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Kidney Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Laparoscopy*
  • Lung Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Lung Neoplasms / secondary
  • Lung Neoplasms / surgery
  • Nephrectomy*
  • Solitary Pulmonary Nodule / diagnostic imaging
  • Solitary Pulmonary Nodule / secondary*
  • Solitary Pulmonary Nodule / surgery
  • Thoracoscopy*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed