Open AccessMetastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Causing Small Intestinal Polyps with Intussusception: A Report of Two Cases
Author(s) -
M. Gokila Vani
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2017/25513.9652
Subject(s) - intussusception (medical disorder) , medicine , nephrectomy , renal cell carcinoma , presentation (obstetrics) , metastasis , chemotherapy , carcinoma , kidney , pathology , general surgery , radiology , cancer
Renal cell carcinomas have diverse clinical presentations. Patients may present with metastatic symptoms at the time of diagnosis or years after resection of primary tumour. Small intestine is a rare site for metastatic renal cell carcinoma. Presentation as polypoid metastasis with intussusception is extremely rare. Here, we report two cases with this rare presentation. Case 1 was a 65-year-old male with multiple polypoid metastasis causing intussusception while on palliative chemotherapy for renal cell carcinoma. Case 2 was a 68-year-old female with history of nephrectomy presenting with single polypoid metastasis causing intussusception.