Diagnosis of urothelial carcinoma of the primary kidney allograft using a multi-diagnostic approach: A case report

Kidney recipients are at increased risk for developing malignancies after transplant due to its association with prolonged use of immunosuppression. Patients with hematuria after kidney transplantation can present with urothelial cell carcinoma (UCC) of the allograft. This report describes a 67-year...

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Main Authors: Anika Yadav, BS, Rashmi Bharadwaj, BS, Meera Gupta, MD
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Published: Elsevier 2025-09-01
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description Kidney recipients are at increased risk for developing malignancies after transplant due to its association with prolonged use of immunosuppression. Patients with hematuria after kidney transplantation can present with urothelial cell carcinoma (UCC) of the allograft. This report describes a 67-year old female who presented with UCC of her first living donor kidney allograft of 42 years immediately after a repeat deceased donor kidney transplant. This patient’s case provides a unique presentation and diagnostic challenges of UCC involving a prior failed kidney allograft in a patient early after repeat transplantation. Diagnostic approaches including tagged red blood cell scan and formal cystoscopy with ureteral sampling are discussed. In this case, multimodality diagnostics were necessary for determining the correct therapeutic approach.
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spelling doaj-art-066982437e2b47f482501b2be07344962025-08-20T03:34:17ZengElsevierRadiology Case Reports1930-04332025-09-012094390439310.1016/j.radcr.2025.05.065Diagnosis of urothelial carcinoma of the primary kidney allograft using a multi-diagnostic approach: A case reportAnika Yadav, BS0Rashmi Bharadwaj, BS1Meera Gupta, MD2University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY, USA; Corresponding author.University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY, USADepartment of Abdominal Transplant Surgery, Duke University, Durham, NC, USAKidney recipients are at increased risk for developing malignancies after transplant due to its association with prolonged use of immunosuppression. Patients with hematuria after kidney transplantation can present with urothelial cell carcinoma (UCC) of the allograft. This report describes a 67-year old female who presented with UCC of her first living donor kidney allograft of 42 years immediately after a repeat deceased donor kidney transplant. This patient’s case provides a unique presentation and diagnostic challenges of UCC involving a prior failed kidney allograft in a patient early after repeat transplantation. Diagnostic approaches including tagged red blood cell scan and formal cystoscopy with ureteral sampling are discussed. In this case, multimodality diagnostics were necessary for determining the correct therapeutic approach.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043325004996TransplantUrothelial cell carcinomaAllograftKidneyHematuria
spellingShingle Anika Yadav, BS
Rashmi Bharadwaj, BS
Meera Gupta, MD
Diagnosis of urothelial carcinoma of the primary kidney allograft using a multi-diagnostic approach: A case report
Radiology Case Reports
Transplant
Urothelial cell carcinoma
Allograft
Kidney
Hematuria
title Diagnosis of urothelial carcinoma of the primary kidney allograft using a multi-diagnostic approach: A case report
title_full Diagnosis of urothelial carcinoma of the primary kidney allograft using a multi-diagnostic approach: A case report
title_fullStr Diagnosis of urothelial carcinoma of the primary kidney allograft using a multi-diagnostic approach: A case report
title_full_unstemmed Diagnosis of urothelial carcinoma of the primary kidney allograft using a multi-diagnostic approach: A case report
title_short Diagnosis of urothelial carcinoma of the primary kidney allograft using a multi-diagnostic approach: A case report
title_sort diagnosis of urothelial carcinoma of the primary kidney allograft using a multi diagnostic approach a case report
topic Transplant
Urothelial cell carcinoma
Allograft
Kidney
Hematuria
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043325004996
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