KIDNEY-TRANSPLANTATION AFTER NEPHRECTOMY FOR SYNCHRONOUS BILATERAL RENAL-CELL CANCER

INTRODUCTION: Treatment of bilateral and synchronous renal cell cancer may require bilateral nephrectomy and chronic dialysis. After an arbi trarily determined waiting period (2 years) on dialysis, kidney transp lantation may be proposed. CASE REPORTS: Two patients underwent kidney transplantation after bilateral nephrectomy for early-stage low-grade renal cell cancer. Eight years after nephrectomy and 6 years after tr ansplantation, there is no evidence of cancer recurrence and renal fun ction is satisfactory DISCUSSION: Certain patients treated for cancer may be candidates for kidney transplantation, even if the risk for can cer is higher in transplant recipients. Moreover, kidney transplantati on without a required period on chronic dialysis could be proposed in early-stage low-grade renal cell cancer.