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Renal cell carcinoma with metachronous metastasis to the contralateral adrenal gland and urinary bladder: A case report

  • Authors:
    • Kai Wang
    • Junkai Wang
    • Ji Sun
    • Dachuan Zhong
    • Shengcheng Tai
    • Danfeng Xu
    • Yi Fan
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  • Published online on: September 18, 2015     https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2015.3722
  • Pages: 2749-2752
  • Copyright: © Wang et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

The adrenal gland and urinary bladder are rare localizations of metastases of renal cell carcinoma (RCC). In the present study, a case of metastasis to the contralateral adrenal gland and urinary bladder of clear cell‑type RCC (ccRCC) in the left kidney is reported in a male who had undergone left radical nephrectomy at 55 years of age. Computed tomography (CT) revealed a mass in the right adrenal gland 5 years following surgery, and type‑B ultrasound demonstrated a 1.0‑cm solid space‑occupying lesion in the right wall of the bladder. Consequently, laparoscopic right adrenalectomy and transurethral resection of the bladder tumor were performed. Furthermore, based on histopathological examination and immunohistochemical staining, the patient was pathologically diagnosed with contralateral adrenal gland and urinary bladder metastasis of ccRCC. CT performed at the 1‑year follow‑up detected multiple solid space‑occupying lesions in the right kidney. Therefore, the patient was treated with sunitinib targeted therapy. To date, the patient is generally in good condition, without evident drug side effects or complaints of discomfort.
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Wang K, Wang J, Sun J, Zhong D, Tai S, Xu D and Fan Y: Renal cell carcinoma with metachronous metastasis to the contralateral adrenal gland and urinary bladder: A case report. Oncol Lett 10: 2749-2752, 2015.
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Wang, K., Wang, J., Sun, J., Zhong, D., Tai, S., Xu, D., & Fan, Y. (2015). Renal cell carcinoma with metachronous metastasis to the contralateral adrenal gland and urinary bladder: A case report. Oncology Letters, 10, 2749-2752. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2015.3722
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Wang, K., Wang, J., Sun, J., Zhong, D., Tai, S., Xu, D., Fan, Y."Renal cell carcinoma with metachronous metastasis to the contralateral adrenal gland and urinary bladder: A case report". Oncology Letters 10.5 (2015): 2749-2752.
Chicago
Wang, K., Wang, J., Sun, J., Zhong, D., Tai, S., Xu, D., Fan, Y."Renal cell carcinoma with metachronous metastasis to the contralateral adrenal gland and urinary bladder: A case report". Oncology Letters 10, no. 5 (2015): 2749-2752. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2015.3722