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Intrapulmonary lymph nodes masquerading as renal cell carcinoma metastases
R C Kolosseus1, R T Temes, R M Feddersen
1Department of Surgery, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque 87131, USA.
Urology
|August 1, 1995
Abstract:
Clinically apparent intrapulmonary lymph nodes are rare but may be incorrectly diagnosed as pulmonary metastatic disease. We report on a 65-year-old man who presented with a left renal mass and left lower lobe pulmonary nodules that were interpreted radiographically to be consistent with metastatic disease. Surgical pathologic examination confirmed intrapulmonary lymph nodes and a Stage II renal cell carcinoma. Failure to diagnose intrapulmonary lymph nodes may result in erroneous diagnosis of metastatic disease and preclude potentially curative treatment.