Tumor Seeding of Percutaneous Nephrostomy Tract from Urothelial Carcinoma of the Kidney

Urothelial carcinoma (UC) of the renal pelvis has been rarely shown to metastasize to the skin. Tumor seeding from iatrogenic procedures is a source of spreading of UC to the skin. We herein present a case of primary UC of the renal pelvis with spreading to the skin from a percutaneous nephrostomy t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Sorokin, Igor, Welliver, R. C., Elkadi, Osama, Nazeer, Tipu, Kaufman, Ronald P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3833001/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24288648
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/819470
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Sumario:Urothelial carcinoma (UC) of the renal pelvis has been rarely shown to metastasize to the skin. Tumor seeding from iatrogenic procedures is a source of spreading of UC to the skin. We herein present a case of primary UC of the renal pelvis with spreading to the skin from a percutaneous nephrostomy tract.

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