The natural history of metachronous renal cell carcinoma.
Scand J Urol Nephrol
; 32(1): 58-60, 1998 Feb.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-9561578
A case of metachronous renal cell carcinoma is reported in a 52-year-old male patient who had previously undergone radical nephrectomy for cancer in 1989. He was thereafter monitored with annual CT-scans. In January 1994, a small, solid, renal parenchymal mass was detected in the opposite kidney. Following that, three consecutive abdominal CT-scans were carried out over the year in order to evaluate any changes. Subsequently, elective right nephron-sparing resection was performed. This report discusses neoplasm detection, evolution and clinical approach in a patient with previous nephrectomy for cancer.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Carcinoma de Células Renais
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Segunda Neoplasia Primária
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Neoplasias Renais
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Scand J Urol Nephrol
Ano de publicação:
1998
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Itália
País de publicação:
Reino Unido