35-year-old patient, G3C1A1 with no significant medical history. At the 20-week scan, female fetus was diagnosed an isolated unilateral left renal agenesis. A meticulous follow-up performed at 28 weeks, observing a cystic mass in retrovesical space, measuring 8x5cm without Doppler uptake and located on side. The anal sphincter bowel lopps were normal. Follow-up carried out 32 36 weeks uterine m...

A newborn female with intrauterine growth retardation, bilateral cleft lip and palate, absent external nares and eyelids, low set ears, short contracted limbs, webbed digits, intestinal malrotation, and unilateral renal agenesis is reported. These multiple malformations are considered part of the Neu-Laxova syndrome.

Familial renal cancer (FRC) is a heterogeneous disorder comprised of a variety of subtypes. Each subtype is known to have unique histologic features, genetic alterations, and response to therapy. Through the study of families affected by hereditary forms of kidney cancer, insights into the genetic basis of this disease have been identified. This has resulted in the elucidation of a number of ki...

BACKGROUND Congenital malformations of the seminal vesicle are uncommon, and most of them are cystic malformations. If an insult occurs between the 4th and the 13 h gestational week, the embryogenesis of the kidney, ureter, seminal vesicle, and vas deferens could be altered. Cysts of the seminal vesicle may appear with a mass effect, dysuria, epididymitis, or obstruction of the gastrointestinal...

Renal cell carcinoma is one of the most common malignant neoplasms genitourinary system. Along with smoking and hereditary syndromes associated mutations in Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) gene, obesity main risk factors for development renal carcinoma. Emerging data indicate a causal relationship between In large study within framework Metabolic Syndrome Cancer project, clinical on blood pressure, bod...