Medical Thoracoscopy Performed Under Local Anesthesia Is Useful for Diagnosing Pleural Metastasis of Renal Cell Carcinoma
Year: 2013
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: A patient with a past history of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) presented to us with an exudative pleural effusion. Because pleural effusion cytology was inconclusive, we performed medical thoracoscopy under local anesthesia. Multiple white tumors measuring approximately 2 cm in diameter were observed on the parietal pleura. Metastatic carcinoma from RCC was diagnosed histologically. Although malignant effusions are rare in cases of RCC metastasis, clinicians should be aware of this possibility. When pleural effusion cytology is inconclusive in a patient with a past history of RCC, medical thoracoscopy can be useful for making the diagnosis of pleural metastasis.
Source: Internal Medicine
Authors: Yutaka Yoshii, Yugo Kaneko, Mina Gochi, Zenya Saito, Tsugumi Samejima, Aya Seki, Yoshitaka Seki, Hiroshi Takeda, Akira Kinoshita, Kazuyoshi Kuwano
Institution: The Jikei University West Medical Center
Language: English
Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2004520802