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ArticleFrontiers in oncology2025

Challenges in diagnosing and managing sarcomatoid urothelial carcinoma of the renal pelvis: a case report.

Jian Lei, Wei Zhao, Tao He, Hui Huang, Huayong Jian, Mei Zhang, Xike Luo, Xiaochuan Gong, Yan Wang

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Jian LeiDepartment of Urology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University (The First People's Hospital of Zunyi), Zunyi, China.
Wei ZhaoDepartment of Urology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University (The First People's Hospital of Zunyi), Zunyi, China.
Tao HeDepartment of Urology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University (The First People's Hospital of Zunyi), Zunyi, China.
Hui HuangDepartment of Urology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University (The First People's Hospital of Zunyi), Zunyi, China.
Huayong JianDepartment of Pathology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University (The First People's Hospital of Zunyi), Zunyi, China.
Mei ZhangDepartment of Obstetrics, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University (The First People's Hospital of Zunyi), Zunyi, China.
Xike LuoDepartment of Urology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University (The First People's Hospital of Zunyi), Zunyi, China.
Xiaochuan GongDepartment of Urology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University (The First People's Hospital of Zunyi), Zunyi, China.
Yan WangDepartment of Urology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University (The First People's Hospital of Zunyi), Zunyi, China.

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Abstract

Sarcomatoid urothelial carcinoma of the renal pelvis is an extremely rare malignant tumor with a high risk of recurrence and metastasis and a poor prognosis. This case reports a 61-year-old male patient with renal pelvic sarcomatoid urothelial carcinoma who developed extensive lymph node metastasis 26 days after posterior laparoscopic radical nephrectomy for renal carcinoma, and the patient died on the 45th postoperative day, with the cause of death being advanced malignancy of the tumor. This case highlights the rapid progression of sarcomatoid urothelial carcinoma, and sarcomatoid variants should be identified as early as possible, with active multidisciplinary adjuvant therapy and closer follow-up when feasible. Retrospective analysis of this patient's treatment regimen and admission provides lessons for recognizing and aggressively managing this rare and fatal variant of urothelial carcinoma.

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diagnosispathologyposterior laparoscopic radical nephrectomy for renal cancerprognosisrare diseaserenal pelvis sarcomatoid urothelial carcinoma

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