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ArticleCase reports in oncological medicine2017

Sarcomatoid Renal Cell Carcinoma in an Adolescent with Sickle Cell Anaemia.

H R Ahmad, J A Faruk, M A Bugaje, A Solomon, M O A Samaila, R M Akuse

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Article in Case reports in oncological medicine, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

H R AhmadHaematology/Oncology Unit, Department of Paediatrics, Ahmadu Bello University/Teaching Hospital, Zaria, Nigeria.ORCID 0000-0002-8330-5840
J A FarukHaematology/Oncology Unit, Department of Paediatrics, Ahmadu Bello University/Teaching Hospital, Zaria, Nigeria.ORCID 0000-0003-1070-8531
M A BugajeNephrology Unit, Department of Paediatrics, Ahmadu Bello University/Teaching Hospital, Zaria, Nigeria.
A SolomonHaematology/Oncology Unit, Department of Paediatrics, Ahmadu Bello University/Teaching Hospital, Zaria, Nigeria.
M O A SamailaDepartment of Pathology, Ahmadu Bello University/Teaching Hospital, Zaria, Nigeria.
R M AkuseNephrology Unit, Department of Paediatrics, Ahmadu Bello University/Teaching Hospital, Zaria, Nigeria.
Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital · NG

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Malignancies have been reported to occur in people with sickle cell disease. Renal medullary carcinoma (RMC), also tagged seventh sickle cell nephropathy, is an aggressive cancer seen almost exclusively in people with sickle cell disease with more than 160 cases reported worldwide, but only few cases were reported in patients with sickle cell anaemia (HBSS) and from Nigeria. Sarcomatoid renal cell carcinoma is a renal tumour of any histologic variant containing foci of high-grade malignant spindle cells. We report an adolescent girl with sickle cell anaemia (HBSS) who presented with left renal tumour, histology of which confirmed a diagnosis of sarcomatoid renal cell carcinoma (sRCC). Surgical debulking and palliative care with chemotherapy were given, and she demised 10 months after. The rarity of the case and challenges of managing a cancer in the background of a chronic haematologic disorder are highlighted.

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