Table 1 Reported cases of TCC of the renal pelvis with a venous tumor thrombus
Reference | Year | Age | Sex | Symptoms | Cytology | Treatment | Pathology | Prognosis (months) | Stage | Renal vein or IVC | Preoperative diagnosis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Renert et al. [3] | 1972 | 24 | M | rt flank pain, gross hematuria | NA | N + VCR | TCC G2 | NA | NA | IVC | RCC |
Tarry et al. [4] | 1982 | 63 | F | rt flank pain, gross hematuria, fever | positive | NU + T + L | TCC G3 | No evidence of disease (20) | NA | IVC | TCC |
Hartman et al. [5]a | 1983 | 72 | M | Gross hematuria | NA | N + VCR | TCC G3 | NA | T3N?Mx | IVC | TCC |
52 | M | rt flank pain, weight loss, appetite loss, fatigue, nonproductive cough | NA | N + T | TCC | Died (3) | T4NxM1 | IVC | RCC | ||
NA | 4 M/2 F | NA | NA | NA | TCC | NA | T3 | renal vein | NA | ||
Jitsukawa et al. [6] | 1985 | 71 | M | Gross hematuria, palpable abdominal mass | positive | NU + T + L + R | TCC G3 | NA | T3 | IVC | TCC |
Geiger et al. [7] | 1986 | 73 | F | bil flank pain, weight loss | NA | N + VCR + L | TCC G3 | No evidence of disease (12) | NA | IVC | RCC |
Chang and Ma [8] | 1987 | 58 | F | Fatigue, weight loss, UTI | positive | NU + T | TCC G3 | Died (5) | NA | IVC | TCC |
Goldfarb et al. [9] | 1990 | 81 | M | Gross hematuria, weight loss | NA | N + T + L + C | TCC G2 | No evidence of disease (18) | NA | IVC | RCC |
Novick et al. [10] | 1990 | NA | NA | NA | NA | N + T | TCC G2 | No evidence of disease (28) | NA | IVC | NA |
Concepcion et al. [11] | 1991 | 65 | F | lt flank pain, lethargy | NA | N + T + L | TCC G3 | Died (1) | NA | IVC | RCC |
Leo et al. [12] | 1992 | 78 | M | Gross hematuria, weight loss, fever | positive | NU + T + L | TCC G3 | No evidence of disease (9) | NA | IVC | TCC |
56 | F | rt flank pain, gross hematuria, fever | negative | NU + T | TCC G3 | Died (2) | NA | IVC | TCC | ||
60 | F | Lower back and abdominal pain | negative | biopsy | TCC G3 | Died immediately | NA | IVC | RCC | ||
Vleeming et al. [13] | 1994 | 76 | M | rt flank pain, gross hematuria | NA | N + T + L | TCC G3 | Died (6) | NA | IVC | RCC |
Williams et al. [2] | 1996 | 75 | M | Gross hematuria | negative | N + VCR | High-grade TCC | Died (10) | NA | IVC | RCC |
Oba et al. [14] | 1997 | 62 | M | rt flank pain, gross hematuria, fever, weight loss | positive | NU + T + L + C | TCC G3 + SCC | Died (5) | T3N2M0 | IVC | TCC |
Tajima et al. [15] | 1997 | 72 | M | rt flank pain | negative | biopsy + C | TCC | Alive (12) | T3 | IVC | RCC |
Fujimoto et al. [16] | 1997 | 64 | F | NA | positive | N + T | TCC G2 | NA | NA | IVC | RCC |
Miyazato et al. [17] | 2001 | 47 | M | Incidental lt renal mass, bil leg edema | negative | N + VCR | TCC G3 | Died (17) | T3 | IVC | RCC |
Juan et al. [18] | 2003 | 50 | F | rt flank pain, gross hematuria, palpable rt abdominal mass, bil leg edema | negative | N + T | High-grade TCC | Died (3 weeks) | T3 | IVC | RCC |
72 | F | Chills, fever, rt flank tenderness | positive | NA | TCC | Died (5) | T3 | IVC | TCC | ||
Mahmood et al. [19] | 2004 | 60 | F | Hematuria, rt flank pain | negative | N + T + C | TCC G3 + squamous differentiation | No evidence of disease (3) | T4N0M0 | renal vein | RCC |
55 | F | Hematuria, rt flank pain, palpable rt abdominal mass | negative | N + T + C | TCC G3 | Died (2) | T3N2M0 | IVC | RCC | ||
Cerwinka et al. [20] | 2009 | NA | M | Hematuria | NA | N + T | High-grade TCC | NA | T3 | IVC | RCC |
NA | NA | Hematuria | NA | NU + T | High-grade TCC | NA | T3 | IVC | RCC | ||
Tseng et al. [21] | 2010 | 62 | M | lt leg edema | positive | C | High-grade TCC | Alive (9) | NA | IVC | TCC |
Young and Kunju [22] | 2012 | 34 | M | NA | NA | N | High-grade TCC | NA | T4 | renal vein | TCC |
Nam et al. [23] | 2012 | 67 | M | rt flank pain | positive | NU + VCR | TCC G3 | No evidence of disease (9) | T4N1M0 | IVC | TCC |
Pirola et al. [24]b | 2013 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NU + T + C | TCC G3 | Mean survival 14.25 months | T3 ~ 4 N + M+ | IVC | TCC |
Diaz et al. [1] | 2014 | 61 | M | Incidental rt renal mass, fatigue | NA | N + T + L + C | High-grade TCC, sarcomatoid differentiation | NA | T4N0M0 | IVC | RCC |
Wang et al. [25] | 2014 | 79 | F | NA | NA | N + T | High-grade TCC | No evidence of disease (24) | T3N0M0 | IVC | NA |
Huber et al. [26] | 2014 | 77 | M | Incidental renal mass | NA | N + T | TCC G2 | Died (9) | T4N0M0 | IVC | RCC |
47 | M | Incidental renal mass | NA | N + T | TCC G3 | Died (60) | T4N0M0 | IVC | RCC | ||
66 | F | Flank pain | NA | N + VCR | TCC G3 | Died (6) | T4N1M1 | IVC | RCC | ||
58 | M | Flank pain, weight loss | NA | NU | TCC G3 | Died (3) | T4N3M1 | renal vein | TCC | ||
89 | F | Flank pain, weight loss | NA | N | TCC G3 | Died (13) | T4N0M0 | renal vein | RCC | ||
Present cases | 73 | M | lt flank pain, | NA | NU + T + L + C | High-grade TCC, necrosis | Died (2) | T4N3M0 | renal vein | TCC | |
58 | M | rt flank pain, weight loss | NA | N + T + R + C | High-grade TCC, necrosis | Died (19) | T3N0M0 | IVC | RCC | ||
68 | F | Hematuria, lt flank pain | NA | NU + T + L | High-grade TCC | Died (3) | T3N1M0 | renal vein | TCC |