Gallbladder metastasis of renal clear cell carcinoma 15 years after primary cancer excision: a case report

Abstract Background Renal cell carcinoma is well-known for its propensity to metastasize to unusual sites. However, metastasis to the gallbladder has been rarely reported in the literature. Case presentation A 75-year-old Japanese (Asian) woman presented for further evaluation of a gallbladder polyp...

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Main Authors: Yasufumi Saito, Hiroshi Okuda, Makoto Yoshida, Seiji Okimasa, Toshikatsu Fukuda, Masatsugu Yano, Makoto Ochi, Yuzo Okamoto, Hirofumi Nakayama, Eiji Ono, Hideki Ohdan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-018-1569-3