Case Report: Partial nephrectomy in primary renal sarcoma presenting as Wunderlich syndrome; a rare tumour with rare presentation managed atypically

F1000Res. 2019 Apr 10:8:423. doi: 10.12688/f1000research.18698.1. eCollection 2019.

Abstract

Spontaneous retroperitoneal haemorrhage also called Wunderlich Syndrome (WS) may be caused by various aetiologies. One of the most common causes is renal tumour. Renal sarcoma is a rare cause of WS, and renal sarcoma in itself is a rare entity. In the era of nephron-sparing surgery, optimum management of primary renal sarcoma remains a dilemma as there are limited number of cases available in the literature. Nevertheless, radical nephrectomy remains the recommended treatment, keeping in mind the aggressiveness of the tumour. We report a case of primary undifferentiated renal sarcoma, which presented as WS, and which was managed by partial nephrectomy.

Keywords: Partial nephrectomy; Renal Sarcoma; Undifferentiated sarcoma.; Wunderlich syndrome.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Humans
  • Kidney
  • Kidney Neoplasms* / surgery
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
  • Nephrectomy*
  • Sarcoma* / surgery
  • Young Adult

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The author(s) declared that no grants were involved in supporting this work.