Renal cell carcinoma with atypical metastases sites revealed by diabetes mellitus: A case report.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction and importance

Lung, bone, lymph nodes and liver are the most common metastatic sites. This observation presents a metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC) with atypical secondary sites and a rare mode of revelation corresponding to diabetes mellitus.

Case presentation

We report the case of a 64-year-old woman recently diagnosed with diabetes mellitus. A thoracic parietal nodule was palpated. An uro-CT scan had shown a renal tumor with unusual metastatic sites: pleura, pancreas, and contralateral kidney. The patient underwent a biopsy of the pleural nodule. The pathology report concluded to the diagnosis of clear cell RCC. She had a targeted therapy. Three months after admission, the patient had altered general condition and total hematuria.

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SUBMITTER: Jelleli N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9486747 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature