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Colon metastasis of chromophobe renal cell carcinoma with sarcomatoid change

We present a rare case of colonic metastasis of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and review the literature. A 54-year-old male was referred to our hospital with a history of bloody stools and fever. Aright kidney tumor measuring about 10 cm in diameter was found by abdominal computed tomography. Right rad...

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Published in:中华医学杂志(英文版) 2012-09, Vol.125 (18), p.3352-3354
Main Author: ZHAO Wei-ping YU Yan-lan CHEN Zhi-qiang HUANG Xue-feng ZHANG Zhi-gen
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Language:English
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Summary:We present a rare case of colonic metastasis of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and review the literature. A 54-year-old male was referred to our hospital with a history of bloody stools and fever. Aright kidney tumor measuring about 10 cm in diameter was found by abdominal computed tomography. Right radical nephrectomy and a right hemicolectomy with ileotransversostomy were performed. Pathological diagnosis was chromophobe RCC with sarcomotoid change involving the colon. Chromophobe RCC with sarcomotoid change is very rare.
ISSN:0366-6999
2542-5641
DOI:10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.2012.18.030