Lung metastasis from renal cell carcinoma 16 years after nephrectomy: A case report and review of the literature

Renal cell carcinoma can have lung metastasis even after a long interval of radical nephrectomy (16 years after nephrectomy in our case). If any pulmonary nodule is diagnosed with a history of RCC, pulmonary metastasis of RCC should be suspected and should be appropriately treated. Renal cell carcin...

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Published in:Clinical case reports 2021-11, Vol.9 (11), p.e05033-n/a
Main Authors: Singh, Moushami, Aryal, Vinayak, Dangol, Ashis Man Singh, Neupane, Karun, Gurung, Banita, Shrestha, Suniti, Tuladhar, Sampurna Man, Maskey, Swechha, Dhakal, Hari Prasad
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Language:English
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Case Report
Case reports
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Kidney cancer
Lungs
Lymphatic system
Medical imaging
Medical prognosis
Metastasis
nephrectomy
pulmonary metastasis
pulmonary nodule
renal cell carcinoma
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Summary:Renal cell carcinoma can have lung metastasis even after a long interval of radical nephrectomy (16 years after nephrectomy in our case). If any pulmonary nodule is diagnosed with a history of RCC, pulmonary metastasis of RCC should be suspected and should be appropriately treated. Renal cell carcinoma can have lung metastasis even after a long interval of radical nephrectomy (16 years after nephrectomy in our case). If any pulmonary nodule is diagnosed with a history of RCC, pulmonary metastasis of RCC should be suspected and should be appropriately treated.
ISSN:2050-0904
2050-0904
DOI:10.1002/ccr3.5033