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Modeling Spontaneous Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma (mRCC) in Mice Following Nephrectomy
Published on: April 29, 2014
[Extensive metastases of Ewing's sarcoma in the adreno-renal area]
H Zídková1, J Drechslerová, Z Matĕjovský
1Katedra radiodiagnostiky ILF, Praha.
Abstract:
The authors refer to the observation of 43 years old woman with Ewing's sarcoma of the pelvic region, who displayed, a year after local extirpation of the tumour, clinically and radiographically, a metastasis in the adrenal-renal region. The patient died due to generalization of the tumour during the next year after an attempt to remove the metastasis, where a radical intervention proved impossible. Metastases of malignant tumours of locomotor apparatus into this region proved to be rare and such is the observation of the extensive affection in the Ewing's sarcoma.
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