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Case Reports
. 2014 Apr;6(2):157-8.
doi: 10.4103/0974-7796.130652.

Rare synchronous metastases of renal cell carcinoma

Nieroshan Rajarubendra  1 , David Pook  2 , Mark Frydenberg  1 , Sree Appu  1
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Case Reports

Rare synchronous metastases of renal cell carcinoma

Nieroshan Rajarubendra et al. Urol Ann. 2014 Apr.

Abstract

Renal cell carcinoma can metastasize to any region of the body. We review a patient who presents fourteen years after initial resection of the primary tumor with distant metastatic disease. This included spread to the bladder and penis that manifested as frank haematuria and malignant priapism respectively. We discuss the mechanism of spread and the management options available.

Keywords: Malignant priapism; metastatic renal cell carcinoma; synchronous tumors.

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Conflict of Interest: None.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Axial computer tomography image of the pelvis shows the presence of tumor infiltration of the corpora (white arrow)
Figure 2
Figure 2
Coronal computer tomography image depicts the presence of a large right adrenal metastasis (white arrow). The bladder metastasis is seen as the bladder wall thickening on the right side (red arrow)
Figure 3
Figure 3
H and E, staining of bladder resection show the presence of high grade renal cell carcinoma (black arrow) in urothelial tissue. (a) ×100 magnification, (b) ×400 magnification taken from box in image
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