1Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal
2Medical Student, Department of Nephrology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal
3Professor & Head, Department of Nephrology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal
4Professor, Department of Pathology, Melaka Manipal Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal
*Corresponding Author: Email id: shankar.mb@manipal.edu
Online published on 15 December, 2018.
Acquired cystic disease predisposes to renal cell carcinoma. We describe a patient who had received kidney transplant 7 years back with normal allograft function who suffered sudden cardiac death at home and was discovered to have acquired cystic disease and renal cell carcinoma in her native kidneys. This case highlights the need to assess native kidneys periodically after kidney transplant.
Cystic Disease, Renal Cell Carcinoma, Native Kidney, Transplant
