학술논문
Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Recurring as a Solitary Renal Mass
Document Type
Article
Author
임도형; Sang Hoon Ji; 박병배; 이지연; Keun Woo Park; 박준오; 김기현; 정철원; 박영석; 강원기; 김관민; 심영목; Young-Hyuck Im; Mi Jung Oh; 이세훈; 김원석; Mark H Lee; 박근칠
Source
Cancer Research and Treatment, 36(4), pp.271-274 Aug, 2004
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
2005-9256
1598-2998
1598-2998
Abstract
Herein, a case of solitary, unilateral renal metastasis in a patient with curatively resected thoracic esophageal carcinoma, who achieved a pathological complete remission after neoadjuvant concurrent chemoradiotherapy, is reported. The kidney is the 4th or 5th most common visceral metastasis site of a primary esophageal carcinoma. More than 50& of renal metastases typically show bilateral involvement. Solitary, unilateral renal metastasis is extremely rare. Renal metastases from a primary esophageal carcinoma are usually latent and its diagnosis is very unusual in a live patient. The solitary renal metastasis in this case was not accompanied by metastases to other sites. The value of a nephrectomy in solitary renal metastasis of esophageal cancer is not known due to the rarity of such cases. A nephrectomy could be justified in limited situations, such as with uncertainty of histological diagnosis, severe life-threatening hematuria, which cannot be controlled by embolization, or solitary renal metastasis with a long disease-free interval.(Cancer Res Treat. 2004;36:271-274)