Metachronous double malignancy involving the kidney and the breast: A case report

• 作者: Osama Ahmed Tahir Abbas
• 来源期刊: 临床医学病理报告(英文)
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: DOUBLE MALIGNANCY Cancer BREAST RENAL Cell Carcinoma
• 年，卷（期）: 2014,（2）
• 页码范围: 67-69
• 页数: 3页
• 分类号: R73

摘要

The occurrence of multiple primary cancers is rare;it can be missed as a disease progression. The etiology remains controversial. We report a case of a 55-year-old female with metastatic renal cell carcinoma treated with sutent followed by left sided nephrectomy. Follow-up CT showed increase in the size of the right axillary lymph nodes which was proven after biopsy to be metastatic adenocarcinoma of the breast. Any suspicious disease progression in a single site not compatible with disease history should be biopsied for confirmation. The relationship between renal cell carcinoma and breast cancer is still unclear, and more case reports are required to determine this relationship.