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Comparing Metastatic Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma Model Established in Mouse Kidney and on Chicken Chorioallantoic Membrane
Published on: February 8, 2020
Metastatic renal cell carcinoma presenting with mediastinal eggshell calcification
Jacob S Heng1, Abeer S Ghuman2, Shahir S Hamdulay2
1Imperial College London, London, UK Department of Rheumatology and General Medicine, Northwick Park Hospital, London, UK.
Abstract:
An 81-year-old South Asian man normally resident in the UK presented with night sweats for over 2 months on a background of weight loss of 4 kg in 6 months. His medical history was significant for metastatic renal cell carcinoma treated 5 years previously with cytoreductive nephrectomy and adjuvant chemotherapy. Following an abnormal chest radiograph showing an ill-defined right paratracheal mass, a CT scan showed eggshell calcification (circumferential calcification) of enlarged low right paratracheal lymph nodes. An endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration of an involved large paratracheal lymph node showed cytology consistent with metastatic renal cell carcinoma.
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