Breast cancer metastatic to the kidney: Case report

Autor: Yacoub Ahmed, Mohammed Aynaou, Amine El Houmaidi, Tarek Mhanna, Craig Tombet, Ali Barki
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Urology Case Reports, Vol 33, Iss , Pp 101302- (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2214-4420
DOI: 10.1016/j.eucr.2020.101302
Popis: The Common sites for breast cancer metastasis include bones, lungs, brain and liver. Kidney metastases from the breast are rare. We report a case of metastatic kidney cancer. A 33-year-old woman who underwent a left mastectomy at the age of 30 for breast cancer followed by pulmonary and cerebral metastasis under chemotherapy. The CT scan revealed two right kidney lesions. He imitated a primary kidney tumor. Percutaneous kidney tumor biopsy confirmed metastases from breast cancer. Kidney surgery was avoided and treated with systemic chemotherapy.
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