Misdiagnosis of pancreatic metastasis from renal cell carcinoma:A case report
作者机构:Department of Medical UltrasonicsThe Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen UniversityShenzhen 518107Guangdong ProvinceChina
出 版 物:《World Journal of Clinical Cases》 (世界临床病例杂志)
年 卷 期:2022年第10卷第25期
页 面:9012-9019页
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学科分类:1002[医学-临床医学] 100214[医学-肿瘤学] 10[医学]
主 题:Renal cell carcinoma Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor Pancreatic metastases Case report
摘 要:BACKGROUND Pancreatic metastases account for only a small proportion of all pancreatic *** pancreatic metastasis from renal cell cancer(isPM-RCC)is extremely rare and may be difficult to differentiate from more common primary neoplasms.A history of nephrectomy is crucial for the *** SUMMARY We report the case of a 64-year-old Asian man who was diagnosed with a mass in the pancreatic head using computed *** had no related symptoms,and his medical history was unremarkable,except for unilateral nephrectomy performed to remove a“benigntumor 19 years *** preoperative imaging findings suggested a diagnosis of pancreatic neuroendocrine ***,ultrasound-guided biopsy revealed features of clear cell renal cell carcinoma(ccRCC).Re-examination of the specimen resected 19 years ago confirmed that he had a *** pancreatic mass was resected and pathological examination confirmed *** Misdiagnosis of isPM-RCC is common because of its rarity and the long interval from resection of the primary tumor and manifestation of the *** history of the previous surgery may be the only clue.