Open AccessProcedure Triggers Rapid Progression of Renal Cell Carcinoma
Author(s) -
YaoLung Chang,
Chuang-Chi Liaw,
JenSeng Huang
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2589-0425
pISSN - 2311-3006
DOI - 10.1016/s2311-3006(16)30025-8
Subject(s) - medicine , renal cell carcinoma , complication , cancer , tumor progression , carcinoma , disease , kidney cancer , mechanism (biology) , oncology , philosophy , epistemology
We present two renal cell carcinoma (RCC) cases with rapid disease progression within one month of an interventional procedure. Analysis of the clinical courses and laboratory data suggested that a burst of inflammatory cytokines following the procedures could have been the main reason for cancer progression. Higher tumor burden and the presence of paraneoplastic syndrome could be indicators predicting such a complication. Although the mechanism is not well understood, identifying such patients is important