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Clinical Course of a Case with Sarcomatoid Renal Cell Carcinoma

Özkan Onuk, Burak Arslan, Aydın İsmet Hazar, Arif Özkan, Nusret Can Çilesiz, Barış Nuhoğlu

International Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Case Reports · pp. 1–5 · Published 25 Apr 2016

10.9734/IJMPCR/2016/25900

Abstract

Introduction: Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is the most frequently observed malign neoplasm of the kidney. Its sarcomatoid variant (SRCC) is rare but aggressive. Our aim is to present the clinical course of a 51 year-old patient with SRCC, in the light of the literature. Methods: A patient applied to our clinic reporting weight loss, fatigue, flank pain, and abdominal mass. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a hypointense mass that has a heterogenic T2-weighted outlook with a size of 95x110x147 millimeters. Patient underwent left radical nephrectomy, as well as colon resection and ileostomy due to invasion. Results: Pathological diagnosis was reported as colon-invasive SRCC with a tumor sized 20x10x7.5 centimeters. Conclusion: First resection has a key role because complete resections are the biggest chance of most patients for long-term survival.

Renal cell carcinoma nephrectomy metastasectomy sarcoma

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