Advance renal pelvic cancer caused obstructive jaundice: A case report

Daiki Ikarashi; Shinji Tamada; Takashi Tsuyukubo; Sadahide Ono; Hiromitsu Fujisawa; Wataru Obara

doi:10.1016/j.eucr.2022.102080

Advance renal pelvic cancer caused obstructive jaundice: A case report

Urol Case Rep. 2022 Apr 11:43:102080. doi: 10.1016/j.eucr.2022.102080. eCollection 2022 Jul.

Authors

Daiki Ikarashi^{1

2}, Shinji Tamada¹, Takashi Tsuyukubo¹, Sadahide Ono³, Hiromitsu Fujisawa¹, Wataru Obara²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Urology, Iwate Prefectural Central Hospital, 4-1, Ueda, Morioka-shi, Iwate, 020-0066, Japan.
² Department of Urology, Iwate Medical University School of Medicine, 2-1-1, Yahaba, Shiwa-gun, Iwate, 028-3695, Japan.
³ Department of Pathology, Iwate Prefectural Central Hospital, 4-1, Ueda, Morioka-shi, Iwate, 020-0066, Japan.

Abstract

We report a case of advanced renal pelvic cancer in a 69-year-old woman who presented with fatigue, appetite loss, and yellow sclera. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography revealed a large lesion mass extending from the right renal pelvis to the duodenum and surrounding enlarged lymph nodes. Gastroduodenal endoscopy revealed a mass in the ampulla of Vater, and an endoscopic biopsy was performed. Histological and immunohistochemical examination of the biopsy specimen confirmed a diagnosis of urothelial carcinoma. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of advanced renal pelvic cancer causing obstructive jaundice.

Keywords: Biliary bypass procedure; Obstructive jaundice; Renal pelvic cancer.

Publication types

Case Reports