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Renal cell carcinoma presenting with brain metastasis from a 1.6 cm primary tumor

Heather J. Chalfin, Grzegorz T. Gurda, Hans-Joerg Hammers, George J. Netto, Trinity J. Bivalacqua

James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Address correspondence to Dr. Heather Chalfin, 733 N Broadway/ BRB 137, Baltimore, MD 21205 USA

Canadian Journal of Urology 2013, 20(5), 6964-6967.

Abstract

Small renal cell carcinoma (RCC) tumors are believed to have a negligible risk of metastasis. We report on a 77-year-old man presenting with extremity weakness who was found to have a 2.5 cm brain metastasis from a subsequently discovered 1.6 cm clear cell RCC primary tumor. We review what is known about synchronous and metachronous metastasis from small renal tumors and prognostic features informing treatment for such lesions.

Keywords

clear cell renal cell carcinoma, brain metastasis, synchronous metastasis

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Chalfin, H.J., Gurda, G.T., Hammers, H., Netto, G.J., Bivalacqua, T.J. (2013). Renal cell carcinoma presenting with brain metastasis from a 1.6 cm primary tumor. Canadian Journal of Urology, 20(5), 6964–6967.
Vancouver Style
Chalfin HJ, Gurda GT, Hammers H, Netto GJ, Bivalacqua TJ. Renal cell carcinoma presenting with brain metastasis from a 1.6 cm primary tumor. Can J Urology. 2013;20(5):6964–6967.
IEEE Style
H.J. Chalfin, G.T. Gurda, H. Hammers, G.J. Netto, and T.J. Bivalacqua, “Renal cell carcinoma presenting with brain metastasis from a 1.6 cm primary tumor,” Can. J. Urology, vol. 20, no. 5, pp. 6964–6967, 2013.



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