Undiagnosed collecting duct carcinoma presenting as meningeal carcinomatosis and multiple bone metastases.
Intern Med
; 49(15): 1541-4, 2010.
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| ID: mdl-20686287
ABSTRACT
A 54-year-old woman presented with blepharoptosis, numbness in the lower lip, dysgeusia and pain in the extremities and back. MRI showed marked meningeal thickening and multiple bone lesions accompanying a prominent enhancing effect. CT scan of the chest and abdomen appeared to be unremarkable for primary cancer. She died 3 months after the admission, and postmortem autopsy showed a mass of about 2.5 cm in diameter in the renal medulla. Histological examination including immunohistochemistry confirmed the presence of a collecting duct carcinoma (CDC). This case is of particular interest because it emphasizes the possible fulminate clinical course of a small CDC.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Neoplasias Ósseas
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Carcinoma de Células Renais
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Carcinomatose Meníngea
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2010
Tipo de documento:
Article