Introduction: Renal cell carcinoma may extend into the inferior vena cava (IVC) by the tumour thrombus (TT). Renal cell carcinoma with tumour thrombus (RCC/TT) could be associated with multiple collaterals making the surgery in cases of venous involvement very complex and challenging. The pathologic findings of non-neoplastic parenchymal changes in radical nephrectomy specimens of RCC/TT have not been well described.
Methods: We conducted a retrospective study of 200 nephrectomies for RCC/TT during eight years. We only included 22 patients who had a full histopathological examination of the resected nephrectomies, including the non-neoplastic parenchymal tissues.
Results: Median tumour thrombus level was III (range: II-IV), and median tumour diameter was 9.3 (range: 4-17) cm. Clear cell RCC was the most common tumour diagnosis in this cohort. Non-neoplastic renal pathologies included: (1) Global Glomerulosclerosis (GGS) in 90.9% (1-9% GGS in 15, 10-30% GGS in 4, >30% GGS in 1); (2) Interstitial fibrosis in 90.9% (mild in nine, moderate in nine, severe in 2); (3) Acute tubular injury in 14 (63.6%) patients; (4) Chronic inflammation in 77.3% (5-25% in 10, 26-50% in 7); (5) Arteriolosclerosis in all patients (mild, moderate and severe in 12, 9 and 1 patients, respectively); (6) Arteriolosclerosis: as none in 12, mild in six, moderate in four patients; (7) Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis in one patient. Our findings suggest that non-neoplastic parenchymal changes occur in the presence of RCC/TT. Neither tumour extension (via T-stage) nor tumour thrombus level were associated with the degree of any of these non-neoplastic parenchymal changes.
Conclusions: Knowledge of the existence of these non-neoplastic parenchymal changes in addition to determining the tumour margin(s) will be important in caring for and early determining whether any specific medical intervention(s) to help preserve renal function in the remaining contralateral kidney becomes warranted.
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