Metastatic renal cell carcinoma to vagina and review of literature

To the editor： Renal cell carcinoma （RCC） is a malignant kidney tumor that originates fiom renal tubular epithelialsystem, and 30% of patients with RCC have metastasis at the time of initial diagnosis.1 Frequent sites of RCC metastases include lung, regional lymphatic nodes, liver, bone, and brain,2...

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Published in:Chinese medical journal 2013-05, Vol.126 (9), p.1793-1793
Main Authors: Sun, Ding-qi, Lu, Jia-ju, Cao, Qing-wei, Zhang, Hui, Tian, Yong-jie, Bi, Dong-bin, Ding, Sen-tai
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Carcinoma, Renal Cell - secondary
Female
Humans
Kidney Neoplasms - pathology
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
RCC
Vaginal Neoplasms - secondary
复习
文献
癌
肾小管
肾细胞
转移性
阴道
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Summary:To the editor： Renal cell carcinoma （RCC） is a malignant kidney tumor that originates fiom renal tubular epithelialsystem, and 30% of patients with RCC have metastasis at the time of initial diagnosis.1 Frequent sites of RCC metastases include lung, regional lymphatic nodes, liver, bone, and brain,2 while vaginal metastasis of RCC was extremely rare and mostly occurred in the left kidney. We reported a rare case of a patient with metastatic RCC to vagina and investigated the symptoms, diagnosis, therapies, and possible metastatic mechanisms.
ISSN:0366-6999
2542-5641
DOI:10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.20130118