Distant Metastases From a Small Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Case Report
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Modeling Spontaneous Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma mRCC in Mice Following Nephrectomy
Published on: April 29, 2014
Ridwan Alam1, Jeffrey J Tosoian1, Phillip M Pierorazio1
1The James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
Abstract:
Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) less than 3 cm in diameter rarely metastasizes. In this report, we present the case of a metastatic RCC in which the primary tumor was 1.6 cm. We further review the relevant literature to highlight this rare but important clinical presentation.
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