Open AccessIsolated renal metastasis from squamous cell lung cancer
Author(s) -
Jun Cai,
Gang Liang,
Zhiqiang Cai,
Ting Yang,
Shuang Li,
Jiyuan Yang
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
multidisciplinary respiratory medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.72
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2049-6958
pISSN - 1828-695X
DOI - 10.4081/mrm.2013.467
Subject(s) - medicine , metastasis , renal cell carcinoma , lung , lung cancer , biopsy , kidney , pathology , kidney disease , squamous cell carcinoma of the lung , cancer , radiology
Renal metastasis from non-small cell lung cancer is rather uncommon. The mechanism underlying the occurrence of metastasis in this site is still not well understood. We report a case of a 53-year-old Chinese woman who had moderately differentiated squamous cell carcinoma of the lung. After a ten months post-surgery interval of disease free survival, computed tomography (CT) scan found that left renal parenchymal was occupied by a mass, confirmed by kidney biopsy to be a metastasis from squamous cell lung carcinoma. Based on this case, we are warned to be cautious in diagnosis and treatment when renal lesion are detected.