Multiple Intraosseous Calvarial Hemangiomas Mimicking Metastasis from Renal Cell Carcinoma
Joint Authors
Malcolm, George
Malde, Rohit
Moss, Tim
Bahl, Amit
Whittlestone, Tim
Source
Issue
Vol. 2008, Issue 2008 (31 Dec. 2008), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2007-11-12
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Renal cell carcinomas are known to metastasise to the bones in the form of lytic lesions.
However, not all osteolytic lesions in patients with renal cell carcinoma are metastatic in nature.
The report describes the case of a 68-year old lady who was diagnosed with a renal cell carcinoma 3 and half years back and treated with radical nephrectomy along with excision of an inferior vena cava tumour thrombus.
The tumour was completely excised and she remained disease free till date.
Subsequently, multiple lytic lesions were detected incidentally on the cranial vault, which on biopsy demonstrated intraosseous hemangioma.
Though it is well known that renal cell carcinomas can metastasise to the bones in the form lytic lesions, it is important for clinicians to remember a few other differentials, one of which would be an intraosseous hemangioma, which is a benign pathology.
Many times patients would be treated as having metastatic disease merely on radiological findings.
In this case report, there was a high index of radiological suspicion for metastases, however establishing diagnosis by biopsy prevented overtreatment in this instance.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Malde, Rohit& Moss, Tim& Malcolm, George& Whittlestone, Tim& Bahl, Amit. 2007. Multiple Intraosseous Calvarial Hemangiomas Mimicking Metastasis from Renal Cell Carcinoma. Advances in Urology،Vol. 2008, no. 2008, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-452037
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Malde, Rohit…[et al.]. Multiple Intraosseous Calvarial Hemangiomas Mimicking Metastasis from Renal Cell Carcinoma. Advances in Urology No. 2008 (2008), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-452037
American Medical Association (AMA)
Malde, Rohit& Moss, Tim& Malcolm, George& Whittlestone, Tim& Bahl, Amit. Multiple Intraosseous Calvarial Hemangiomas Mimicking Metastasis from Renal Cell Carcinoma. Advances in Urology. 2007. Vol. 2008, no. 2008, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-452037
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-452037