Acquired cystic disease-associated renal cell carcinoma mimicking gallbladder carcinoma
A 58-year-old woman on long-term hemodialysis underwent computed tomography for diabetic foot gangrene, which revealed a mass adjacent to the gallbladder, suggesting gallbladder carcinoma. Magnetic resonance imaging also suggested a gallbladder tumor. At laparotomy, the lesion was found to originate from the right kidney, and right nephrectomy was performed. Histopathological and immunohistochemical findings (AMACR+, CD10+, CK7−) confirmed acquired cystic disease-associated renal cell carcinoma (ACD-RCC). ACD-RCC may present with atypical imaging findings and mimic adjacent organ malignancies in patients on dialysis.
Authors
- Yoshihiro Kawaguchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0402-4670)
- Futoshi Morokuma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3798-8644)
- Mai Nonaka
- Daisuke Mori
- Atsushi Miyoshi
Institutions
- Saga-Ken Medical Centre Koseikan (JP)
- DMG Mori (Japan) (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Urology Case Reports
- Published
- 2026-07-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eucr.2026.103526
- Primary Topic
- Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00