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Review
. 2014 May 26:12:165.
doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-12-165.

Renal metastasis after esophagectomy of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a case report and literature review

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Renal metastasis after esophagectomy of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a case report and literature review

Yan Sun et al. World J Surg Oncol. .

Abstract

Solitary metastatic renal tumors are rarely encountered. We report the case of a 63-year-old man who developed a solitary renal metastasis after undergoing an esophagectomy for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and subsequent nephrectomy of the right kidney.

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Abdominal CT scan and histological showing a kidney metastasis of esophagus cancer. a) Abdominal CT scan showing a mass in the right kidney. b)‘Histological examination revealed the same cell type as the previous esophagus cancer. (H&E, 100).

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