Renal Cell Carcinoma With Isolated Breast Metastasis

Keywords

breast cancer; screening (oncology); urological cancer

Abstract

Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is a highly prevalent disease worldwide with many cases being metastasised to various organs during the time of initial presentation. Metastatic RCC to the breast is a rare entity and can mimic primary breast carcinoma. In this article, we present a 63-year-old Caucasian woman presented with a breast mass that was detected by screening mammography and found to have a biopsy proven grade-II clear RCC in the breast tissue. Despite the high incidence and prevalence of primary breast cancer, metastasis from extramammary should be suspected in patients with a prior history of other cancers. In this brief literature review, we also highlight the survival benefit from surgery and close follow-up in selected group of patients with metastatic, metachronous and solitary RCC.

Publication Date

1-1-2017

Publication Title

BMJ Case Reports

Volume

2017

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2016-219124

Socpus ID

85020843780 (Scopus)

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https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85020843780

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