# Surgical management of giant Xp11.2 translocation renal cell carcinoma with multivisceral invasion: a case report of en bloc resection and targeted-immunotherapy success

**Authors:** Bohan Luo, Han Luo

PMC · DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2025.1709543 · Frontiers in Oncology · 2026-01-14

## TL;DR

A man with a large kidney tumor underwent complex surgery and targeted immunotherapy, resulting in successful treatment and no disease progression after a year.

## Contribution

This case report demonstrates successful en bloc resection and targeted-immunotherapy treatment for a rare Xp11.2 translocation renal cell carcinoma with multivisceral invasion.

## Key findings

- En bloc resection of a 20-cm Xp11.2 translocation renal cell carcinoma with multivisceral invasion was successfully performed.
- Combination therapy with sunitinib and sintilimab led to significant tumor regression and no disease progression at 12 months.
- Histopathology confirmed the rare TFE3 gene fusion subtype of renal cell carcinoma.

## Abstract

A 36-year-old man presented with a 1-month history of abdominal distension and a 3-day palpable mass. Imaging demonstrated a 20-cm left renal tumor with adjacent organ infiltration and suspicious lymphadenopathy, radiologically suggestive of sarcoma or advanced malignancy. He underwent radical en bloc resection including left nephrectomy, distal pancreatectomy, splenectomy, and partial colectomy due to tumor invasion of the pancreatic tail, splenic vessels, and descending colon mesentery. Histopathology confirmed Xp11.2 translocation/TFE3 gene fusion renal cell carcinoma. Surveillance MRI at 3 months postoperatively revealed local recurrence, prompting combination therapy with sunitinib (VEGF inhibitor) and sintilimab (anti-PD-1 antibody). Follow-up imaging demonstrated significant regression at 1 month, with no evidence of disease progression at 12-month reassessment.

## Linked entities

- **Genes:** TFE3 (transcription factor binding to IGHM enhancer 3) [NCBI Gene 7030]
- **Chemicals:** sunitinib (PubChem CID 5329102)

## Full-text entities

- **Genes:** VEGFA (vascular endothelial growth factor A) [NCBI Gene 7422] {aka L-VEGF, MVCD1, VEGF, VPF}, PDCD1 (programmed cell death 1) [NCBI Gene 5133] {aka ADMIO4, AIMTBS, CD279, PD-1, PD1, SLEB2}, TFE3 (transcription factor binding to IGHM enhancer 3) [NCBI Gene 7030] {aka MRXSPF, RCCP2, RCCX1, TFEA, bHLHe33}
- **Diseases:** lymphadenopathy (MESH:D008206), renal cell carcinoma (MESH:D002292), abdominal distension (MESH:D000007), renal tumor (MESH:D007680), sarcoma (MESH:D012509), malignancy (MESH:D009369)
- **Chemicals:** sunitinib (MESH:D000077210), sintilimab (MESH:C000632826)

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