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Diagnosis of renal cell carcinoma by bone marrow aspiration biopsy
B Ljungberg1, L Abramsson, G Roos
1Department of Surgical and Perioperative Science, Urology and Andrology, Umeå University, Sweden. Borje.Ljungberg@urology.umu.se
Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology
|October 26, 2001
Abstract:
We report a patient who presented with persistent unclear fever, anaemia and leucopenia. A bone marrow aspiration biopsy was performed due to these symptoms, revealing malignant adenocarcinoma cells with a suspicion of renal origin. A computerized tomography confirmed the diagnosis. The patient progressed rapidly and died of widespread metastatic papillary renal cell carcinoma.