Spontaneous Regression of Pulmonary and Adrenal Metastases Following Percutaneous Radiofrequency Ablation of a Recurrent Renal Cell Carcinoma.

Author: Heejung KIM ¹ ; Byung Kwan PARK ; Chan Kyo KIM
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1. Department of Radiology and Center for Imaging Science, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. rapark@skku.edu
Publication Type:Case Report
Keywords: Renal cell carcinoma; Spontaneous regression; Radiofrequency ablation
MeSH: Adrenal Gland Neoplasms/radiography/*secondary; Aged, 80 and over; Carcinoma, Renal Cell/radiography/*secondary/*surgery; *Catheter Ablation; Humans; Kidney Neoplasms/*pathology/radiography/*surgery; Lung Neoplasms/radiography/*secondary; Male; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; Remission, Spontaneous; Tomography, X-Ray Computed
From:Korean Journal of Radiology 2008;9(5):470-472
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:English
Abstract: The spontaneous regression of metastatic lesions from renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is extremely rare, but may be encountered following cytoreductive treatments. We report a case of a recurrent RCC with multiple metastatic lesions which spontaneously regressed after undergoing radiofrequency ablation of the renal tumor.