MEHMET ASİ OKTAN, ASKİN EROGLU, ATAKAN ARSLAN, INCİLA OZTOP, MUSTAFA SECİL, BAHATTİN TUNCALİ, ALİ CELİK, HUSEYİN GÜLAY
Experimental and Clinical Transplantation - 2024;22(10):814-817
Cancer development in the remnant kidney in living kidney donors represents a challenging process in terms of patient management. Total nephrectomy is the preferred method for tumors exceeding 7 cm in size. In the case presented here, partial nephrectomy was preferred because the patient was a prior living kidney donor. On the other hand, being an organ donor always creates concerns for long-term safety and survival. The guidelines on the evaluation and care of living kidney donors have generally focused on assessment of the risk for chronic kidney disease in donors and donor-to-recipient infection or cancer transmission. In this case report, we also evaluated whether being a donor is a facilitating factor for cancer development in the remnant kidney.
