A Synchronous Pancreatic Metastasis from Renal Clear Cell Carcinoma, with Unusual CT Characteristics, Completely Regressed after Therapy with Sunitinib
Joint Authors
Righini, Riccardo
Carbonetti, Francesco
Cremona, Antonio
Lauro, Salvatore
Onesti, Elisa Concetta
Marchetti, Paolo
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-03-03
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
We present a case report of a 75-years-old woman affected by renal clear cell carcinoma with a synchronous pancreatic metastasis and a metachronous lung metastasis.
This case has two peculiarities.
First the pancreatic metastasis was treated just with medical therapy, that is, Sunitinib, instead of the surgical therapy that is mostly considered.
Secondly, the pancreatic lesion showed different characteristics on the computed tomography scan compared to the usual pancreatic metastases from renal clear cell carcinoma.
The pancreatic metastasis totally regressed after medical treatment and nowadays, four years after the diagnosis, the patient is disease-free.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Lauro, Salvatore& Onesti, Elisa Concetta& Righini, Riccardo& Carbonetti, Francesco& Cremona, Antonio& Marchetti, Paolo. 2014. A Synchronous Pancreatic Metastasis from Renal Clear Cell Carcinoma, with Unusual CT Characteristics, Completely Regressed after Therapy with Sunitinib. Case Reports in Medicine،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Lauro, Salvatore…[et al.]. A Synchronous Pancreatic Metastasis from Renal Clear Cell Carcinoma, with Unusual CT Characteristics, Completely Regressed after Therapy with Sunitinib. Case Reports in Medicine No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-474323
American Medical Association (AMA)
Lauro, Salvatore& Onesti, Elisa Concetta& Righini, Riccardo& Carbonetti, Francesco& Cremona, Antonio& Marchetti, Paolo. A Synchronous Pancreatic Metastasis from Renal Clear Cell Carcinoma, with Unusual CT Characteristics, Completely Regressed after Therapy with Sunitinib. Case Reports in Medicine. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-474323
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-474323