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Arrabal-Polo MA, Arias-Santiago SA, Aneiros-Fernandez J, et al. Cutaneous metastases in renal cell carcinoma: a case report. Cases J. 2009;2:7948doi: 10.4076/1757-1626-2-7948.
Arrabal-Polo, M. A., Arias-Santiago, S. A., Aneiros-Fernandez, J., Burkhardt-Perez, P., Arrabal-Martin, M., & Naranjo-Sintes, R. (2009). Cutaneous metastases in renal cell carcinoma: a case report. Cases journal, 27948. https://doi.org/10.4076/1757-1626-2-7948
Arrabal-Polo, Miguel Angel, et al. "Cutaneous metastases in renal cell carcinoma: a case report." Cases journal vol. 2 (2009): 7948. doi: https://doi.org/10.4076/1757-1626-2-7948
Arrabal-Polo MA, Arias-Santiago SA, Aneiros-Fernandez J, Burkhardt-Perez P, Arrabal-Martin M, Naranjo-Sintes R. Cutaneous metastases in renal cell carcinoma: a case report. Cases J. 2009 Aug 25;2:7948. doi: 10.4076/1757-1626-2-7948. PMID: 19918439; PMCID: PMC2769389.
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Cases J. 2009 Aug 25;2:7948. doi: 10.4076/1757-1626-2-7948.

Cutaneous metastases in renal cell carcinoma: a case report.

Cases journal

Miguel Angel Arrabal-Polo, Salvador A Arias-Santiago, Jose Aneiros-Fernandez, Pilar Burkhardt-Perez, Miguel Arrabal-Martin, Ramon Naranjo-Sintes

Affiliations

  1. Dermatology and Urology Services, San Cecilio University Hospital Avenida Doctor Oloriz. PC: 18012. Granada Spain. [email protected]

PMID: 19918439 PMCID: PMC2769389 DOI: 10.4076/1757-1626-2-7948

Abstract

Renal cell carcinoma is the most common form of malignant renal tumour and is extremely lethal. About 25% of the patients develop metastasis at the time of diagnosis, and in many cases during the course of the disease, affecting the lung, lymphatic ganglions, liver, and bone, with skin metastases being quite rare.A 73-year-old patient, who had undergone surgery for adenocarcinoma in the left kidney 10 years previously, visited the dermatological service due to the appearance of recent, rapidly-developing lesion at the back of his neck. It was decided to remove it surgically. The histological study confirmed clear cell carcinoma that was probably of renal origin. A computed tomography scan was performed on the thorax and abdomen, and lesions were observed that were compatible with metastasis in the right kidney and left lung. Treatment with a multikinase angiogenesis inhibitor (sunitib) was started.Due to the late development of the skin metastases and those in other regions that worsen the prognosis, these patients must be subjected to long-term clinical observation. Urologist should pay attention to cutaneous lesion appearing in these patients as in many times they look like benign lesion.

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