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Benefit of a Second Opinion for Lung Cancer: No Metastasis to the Kidney but a Synchronous Primary Renal Neoplasm
BACKGROUND: The finding of a renal mass on imaging is suggestive of metastatic non-small cell lung cancer in the presence of a lung tumor but can also have another origin. CASE REPORT: We describe the case of a patient diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer based on a renal metastasis. A second opinion...
Autores principales: | , , , , , , |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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S. Karger AG
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3975755/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24707259 http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000359996 |
Sumario: | BACKGROUND: The finding of a renal mass on imaging is suggestive of metastatic non-small cell lung cancer in the presence of a lung tumor but can also have another origin. CASE REPORT: We describe the case of a patient diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer based on a renal metastasis. A second opinion including review of histopathological data and additional imaging followed by lung surgery and cryoablation of the kidney lesion revealed two tumors of different origins, non-small cell lung cancer and a renal cell carcinoma. DISCUSSION: The presence of a renal mass diagnosed on a CT scan in a patient with lung cancer is not always synonymous with metastatic disease. Confirmation of diagnosis by tissue sampling is mandatory, especially if a synchronous primary tumor is possible. |
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