Sciatica leading to the discovery of a renal cell carcinoma

Metastatic renal cell cancer is not exceptional in kidney cancer (30% of patients with kidneyl cancer). Its prognosis is particularly severe. However, sciatic neuralgia (sciatica) remains an exceptional revealing clinical sign of this disease. The authors report the case of a patient admitted with r...

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Published in:The Pan African medical journal 2011-06, Vol.9 (18)
Main Authors: Mohamed Amine Lakmichi, Redouane Jarir, Jamal Kabour, Zakaria Dahami, Mohamed Said Moudouni, Ismail Sarf
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
cytoreductive nephrectomy
kidney cancer
metastatic renal cell cancer
renal carcinoma
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Summary:Metastatic renal cell cancer is not exceptional in kidney cancer (30% of patients with kidneyl cancer). Its prognosis is particularly severe. However, sciatic neuralgia (sciatica) remains an exceptional revealing clinical sign of this disease. The authors report the case of a patient admitted with right sciatica as chief complain, leading to the discovery of a renal cell carcinoma. Although uncommon, renal cell carcinoma spine metastasis should be included in the differential diagnosis of back pain and sciatica.
ISSN:1937-8688
1937-8688
DOI:10.11604/pamj.2011.9.18.796