Open AccessMisdiagnosis of pancreatic metastasis from renal cell carcinoma: A case report
Author(s) -
Xuan-Kun Liang,
Lujing Li,
Ye-Mei He,
Zuo-Feng Xu
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i25.9012
Subject(s) - medicine , nephrectomy , renal cell carcinoma , metastasis , clear cell renal cell carcinoma , pancreatic tumor , pathological , radiology , past medical history , pancreatic mass , biopsy , pancreatic cancer , pathology , cancer , pancreas , kidney
Pancreatic metastases account for only a small proportion of all pancreatic malignancies. Isolated pancreatic metastasis from renal cell cancer (isPM-RCC) is extremely rare and may be difficult to differentiate from more common primary neoplasms. A history of nephrectomy is crucial for the diagnosis.