Asymptomatic Pancreatic Metastasis from Renal Cell Carcinoma Diagnosed 21 Years after Nephrectomy
Joint Authors
Zianne, Megumi
Takahashi, Naoki
Tsujibata, Akihiko
Miwa, Kazuhiro
Goto, Yoshinori
Matano, Yutaka
Source
Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-08-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This report presents our experience with a case of pancreatic metastasis of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) at a long-term follow-up after nephrectomy.
A 73-year-old man underwent nephrectomy for right RCC 21 years ago; computed tomography (CT) scanning on routine follow-up revealed a solid mass in the tail of the pancreas, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed some tumors in the head and tail of the pancreas.
The patient was asymptomatic and allergic to contrast medium.
Therefore we could not perform contrast CT/MRI for further examination to diagnose pancreatic tumors.
We undertook endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) and detected a hypervascular and low echoic mass; tumor tissues were obtained by EUS-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA).
Pathological diagnosis revealed pancreatic metastasis of clear cell RCC; this was similar to the pathological findings of tumor tissues initially obtained by nephrectomy.
EUS-FNA was extremely useful for the definitive diagnosis of a rare type of pancreatic tumor.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Zianne, Megumi& Takahashi, Naoki& Tsujibata, Akihiko& Miwa, Kazuhiro& Goto, Yoshinori& Matano, Yutaka. 2017. Asymptomatic Pancreatic Metastasis from Renal Cell Carcinoma Diagnosed 21 Years after Nephrectomy. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1145656
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Zianne, Megumi…[et al.]. Asymptomatic Pancreatic Metastasis from Renal Cell Carcinoma Diagnosed 21 Years after Nephrectomy. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1145656
American Medical Association (AMA)
Zianne, Megumi& Takahashi, Naoki& Tsujibata, Akihiko& Miwa, Kazuhiro& Goto, Yoshinori& Matano, Yutaka. Asymptomatic Pancreatic Metastasis from Renal Cell Carcinoma Diagnosed 21 Years after Nephrectomy. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1145656
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1145656