An Uncommon Case of Renal Metastasis from Cervical Cancer

Metastases to the kidney are a rare entity. Among solid tumors, it is known that lung and colorectal cancers can metastasize to the kidney. Renal metastases from cervical cancer are exceptional; only 12 cases were previously reported. We report a case of a right renal metastasis from a cervical squa...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Bazine, Amine, Zniber, Hanae O, Ghaouti, Meriem, Bazine, Aziz, Baydada, Aziz, SIFAT, Hassan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2017
Materias:
Obstetrics/Gynecology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5811165/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29468097
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.1941
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Sumario:Metastases to the kidney are a rare entity. Among solid tumors, it is known that lung and colorectal cancers can metastasize to the kidney. Renal metastases from cervical cancer are exceptional; only 12 cases were previously reported. We report a case of a right renal metastasis from a cervical squamous cell carcinoma, occurring in the context of a metastatic relapse two years after completing primary treatment.

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