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[Bladder metastasis from renal cell carcinoma three years after nephrectomy]
1Department of Urology, Tokai University School of Medicine, Tokyo Hospital.
Hinyokika Kiyo. Acta Urologica Japonica
|August 1, 1990
Summary
A patient with a history of clear cell renal cell carcinoma developed a bladder tumor three years after nephrectomy. This tumor was also diagnosed as clear cell renal cell carcinoma, suggesting a rare case of latent distant metastasis.
Area of Science:
- Urology
- Oncology
- Pathology
Background:
- Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is a malignant tumor originating in the kidney.
- Clear cell RCC is the most common subtype.
- Metastasis of RCC can occur in various organs, but bladder metastasis is uncommon.