Palliative laparoscopic resection of renal cell carcinoma metastatic to the stomach: report of a case

World Journal of Surgical Oncology

Case Report

Ulysses Ribeiro¹  Thiago Nogueira Costa¹  Ivan Cecconello¹  Flavio Roberto Takeda¹ 

[1] Division of Digestive Surgery - Department of Gastroenterology, São Paulo State Cancer Institute - ICESP-HCFMUSP, University of Sao Paulo School of Medicine, Avenida Doutor Enéas de Carvalho, 255, São Paulo, SP, Brazil;

关键词: laparoscopic wedge resection;    stomach;    renal cell carcinoma;    metastasis;    palliative;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1477-7819-12-394

 received in 2014-02-05, accepted in 2014-07-20,  发布年份 2014

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

The most common sites of metastases in renal cell carcinoma (RCC) are lung and bone. However, unusual sites, including the stomach, are characteristic of RCC.This article presents a case of a metastatic RCC (lung and liver) with a symptomatic gastric metastasis treated by a laparoscopic wedge resection (LWR).A 66-year-old woman, diagnosed with RCC underwent a right nephrectomy. During her follow-up, an upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy showed an ulcerated lesion at the stomach. A biopsy of the specimen revealed metastatic RCC. The patient underwent a palliative LWR and was discharged home 8 days after surgery.Therefore, LWR is a relatively simple technique with the advantages of minimal invasive access in the treatment of palliative cases.

【 授权许可】

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