Renal papillae metastasis of sigmoid colon adenocarcinoma

Renal papillae metastasis of sigmoid colon adenocarcinoma

Colonic carcinoma metastatic to the kidney is very rare. The usual anatomical localization for secondary renal neoplasms is the renal cortex. We report a case of sigmoid colon carcinoma with unilateral kidney metastasis localized only in the renal papillae without obvious metastatic disease.

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Veröffentlicht in:International journal of urology 2005-01, Vol.12 (1), p.93-95
Hauptverfasser: KİBAR, YUSUF, DEVECİ, SALİH, SÜMER, FAHRİ, SEÇKİN, BEDRETTİN
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adenocarcinoma - pathology
Adenocarcinoma - surgery
Colonic Neoplasms - pathology
Colonic Neoplasms - surgery
Humans
Kidney Medulla - pathology
Kidney Neoplasms - diagnosis
Kidney Neoplasms - secondary
Male
metastasis
Middle Aged
renal papillae
sigmoid colon carcinoma
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Zusammenfassung:Colonic carcinoma metastatic to the kidney is very rare. The usual anatomical localization for secondary renal neoplasms is the renal cortex. We report a case of sigmoid colon carcinoma with unilateral kidney metastasis localized only in the renal papillae without obvious metastatic disease.
ISSN:0919-8172
1442-2042
DOI:10.1111/j.1442-2042.2004.00971.x