Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Recurring as a Solitary Renal Mass.
- Author:
Do Hyoung LIM
1
;
Young Hyuck IM
;
Sang Hoon JI
;
Byeong Bae PARK
;
Mi Jung OH
;
Jeeyun LEE
;
Keun Woo PARK
;
Se Hoon LEE
;
Joon Oh PARK
;
Kihyun KIM
;
Won Seog KIM
;
Chul Won JUNG
;
Young Suk PARK
;
Won Ki KANG
;
Mark H LEE
;
Kwanmien KIM
;
Young Mog SHIM
;
Keunchil PARK
Author Information
1. Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. imyh@smc.samsung.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Esophageal carcinoma;
Metastasis;
Kidney
- MeSH:
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell*;
Chemoradiotherapy;
Diagnosis;
Esophageal Neoplasms;
Hematuria;
Humans;
Kidney;
Neoplasm Metastasis;
Nephrectomy;
Uncertainty
- From:Cancer Research and Treatment
2004;36(4):271-274
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Herein, a case of solitary, unilateral renal metastasis in a patient with curatively resected thoracic esophageal carcinoma, who achieved a pathological complete remission after neoadjuvant concurrent chemoradiotherapy, is reported. The kidney is the 4th or 5th most common visceral metastasis site of a primary esophageal carcinoma. More than 50% of renal metastases typically show bilateral involvement. Solitary, unilateral renal metastasis is extremely rare. Renal metastases from a primary esophageal carcinoma are usually latent and its diagnosis is very unusual in a live patient. The solitary renal metastasis in this case was not accompanied by metastases to other sites. The value of a nephrectomy in solitary renal metastasis of esophageal cancer is not known due to the rarity of such cases. A nephrectomy could be justified in limited situations, such as with uncertainty of histological diagnosis, severe life-threatening hematuria, which cannot be controlled by embolization, or solitary renal metastasis with a long disease-free interval.
