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In Vivo, Percutaneous, Needle Based, Optical Coherence Tomography of Renal Masses
Published on: March 30, 2015
A 78-year-old man with rapidly-progressing sarcomatoid renal cell carcinoma
Jennie Myers-Pacheco Wang1, Xuemei Li
1University of New England, College of Osteopathic Medicine, USA.
Abstract:
We report a case of metastatic sarcomatoid renal cell carcinoma (SRCC), which presented as nephrotic syndrome with diffuse peripheral edema. At the time of diagnosis, the metastatic disease involved bone, with peritoneal lymphadenopathy. The nephrotic syndrome did not improve after nephrectomy. Systemic disease progressed quickly postoperatively. The sarcomatoid renal cell carcinoma in this case had an aggressive clinical course. CNS metastasis quickly developed, and the patient passed away soon after.
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