Scoping Renal Cell Carcinoma in the Rectal and Anal Canal: A Literature Review

Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is a common tumor of the kidneys that can often metastasize to other organs, including the lungs, brain, bones, and adrenal glands. However, colon involvement is less common, with metastasis to the rectum and anal canal being an extremely rare phenomenon. The present study...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Anwar, Shamsuddin M, Kalbi, Deepak P, Upadhyaya, Astha, Aqsa, Anum, Mukherjee, Indraneil
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2019
Materias:
Oncology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6948093/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31938620
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.6330
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Sumario:Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is a common tumor of the kidneys that can often metastasize to other organs, including the lungs, brain, bones, and adrenal glands. However, colon involvement is less common, with metastasis to the rectum and anal canal being an extremely rare phenomenon. The present study describes patients with renal cell carcinoma metastasizing to this unusual location in the gastrointestinal tract (GI).

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