Solitary, Endobronchial Metastasis from Renal Cell Carcinoma 20 Years after Nephrectomy
Late recurrence over 10 years after surgery and endobronchial metastasis are some of the specific biological behaviors of renal cell carcinoma (RCC). The current report describes a case of solitary endobronchial metastasis at a subsegmental bronchus that developed 20 years after curative nephrect...
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| description | Late recurrence over 10 years after surgery and endobronchial metastasis are some of the specific
biological behaviors of renal cell carcinoma (RCC). The current report describes a case of
solitary endobronchial metastasis at a subsegmental bronchus that developed 20 years after
curative nephrectomy for RCC. A 71‑year‑old male was admitted to our hospital for pneumonia.
Chest radiography showed multifocal ill-defined nodular opacities in the right lower lung zone,
suggesting pneumonia. Subsequent chest CT confirmed pneumonic infiltration in the right
lung. However, a 4.3-cm, well-defined, elongated mass with a branching pattern was also identified
in the right lower lobe, and a right nephrectomy scar was detected on the covered upper
abdomen. The patient had undergone right nephrectomy 20 years ago due to clear cell RCC. After
right lower lobectomy, the postoperative pathological diagnosis was endobronchial metastatic
clear cell RCC. Endobronchial metastasis should be considered in a patient with a history
of RCC who presents with a suspected endobronchial tumor, even decades after curative surgery. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-473c6fec44a940889ba51e4c1c6bebb12022-12-21T22:33:52ZengThe Korean Society of Radiology대한영상의학회지2288-29282021-07-01824994999https://doi.org/10.3348/jksr.2020.0131Solitary, Endobronchial Metastasis from Renal Cell Carcinoma 20 Years after NephrectomyMin Ju KimJung Im KimKyu Yeoun WonHan Na LeeLate recurrence over 10 years after surgery and endobronchial metastasis are some of the specific biological behaviors of renal cell carcinoma (RCC). The current report describes a case of solitary endobronchial metastasis at a subsegmental bronchus that developed 20 years after curative nephrectomy for RCC. A 71‑year‑old male was admitted to our hospital for pneumonia. Chest radiography showed multifocal ill-defined nodular opacities in the right lower lung zone, suggesting pneumonia. Subsequent chest CT confirmed pneumonic infiltration in the right lung. However, a 4.3-cm, well-defined, elongated mass with a branching pattern was also identified in the right lower lobe, and a right nephrectomy scar was detected on the covered upper abdomen. The patient had undergone right nephrectomy 20 years ago due to clear cell RCC. After right lower lobectomy, the postoperative pathological diagnosis was endobronchial metastatic clear cell RCC. Endobronchial metastasis should be considered in a patient with a history of RCC who presents with a suspected endobronchial tumor, even decades after curative surgery.https://doi.org/10.3348/jksr.2020.0131carcinomarenal cell carcinomametastasis |
| spellingShingle | Min Ju Kim Jung Im Kim Kyu Yeoun Won Han Na Lee Solitary, Endobronchial Metastasis from Renal Cell Carcinoma 20 Years after Nephrectomy 대한영상의학회지 carcinoma renal cell carcinoma metastasis |
| title | Solitary, Endobronchial Metastasis from Renal Cell Carcinoma 20 Years after Nephrectomy |
| title_full | Solitary, Endobronchial Metastasis from Renal Cell Carcinoma 20 Years after Nephrectomy |
| title_fullStr | Solitary, Endobronchial Metastasis from Renal Cell Carcinoma 20 Years after Nephrectomy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Solitary, Endobronchial Metastasis from Renal Cell Carcinoma 20 Years after Nephrectomy |
| title_short | Solitary, Endobronchial Metastasis from Renal Cell Carcinoma 20 Years after Nephrectomy |
| title_sort | solitary endobronchial metastasis from renal cell carcinoma 20 years after nephrectomy |
| topic | carcinoma renal cell carcinoma metastasis |
| url | https://doi.org/10.3348/jksr.2020.0131 |
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