A Metachronous Pancreatic Metastasis of a Clear Cell Renal Carcinoma, Case Report and Literature Review
Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Introduction: Pancreatic metastases are rare (2 to 3% of pancreatic tumors) [1]. Among them, metastases pancreatic kidney cancers have a specific diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic particularity. We report the case of a patient who presented with a pancreatic tumor revealing renal carcinoma. Case Report: 60-year-old patient operated on ten years ago for nephrectomy related to renal cell carcinoma. She currently presents with a pancreatic tumor whose biopsy is related to pancreatic metastasis of clear cell renal cell carcinoma. Conclusion: pancreatic metastases from clear cell adenocarcinomas of the kidney are rare and may occur several years after nephrectomy. They are often accessible to curative surgical treatment allowing good long-term survival.
Authors: A. Debbagh, K. Alaoui Slimani, Y. Sbitti, R. Tanz
Language: English
Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4405854651