Metastatic renal cell carcinoma mimicking pleural mesothelioma

T Azuma; H Nishimatsu; T Nakagawa; K Tomita; T Takeuchi; Y Homma; A Tajima; K Kawabe; T Kitamura

doi:10.1080/003655999750016186

Metastatic renal cell carcinoma mimicking pleural mesothelioma

Scand J Urol Nephrol. 1999 Apr;33(2):140-1. doi: 10.1080/003655999750016186.

Authors

T Azuma¹, H Nishimatsu, T Nakagawa, K Tomita, T Takeuchi, Y Homma, A Tajima, K Kawabe, T Kitamura

Affiliation

¹ Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Japan.

PMID: 10360461
DOI: 10.1080/003655999750016186

Abstract

Although it is well known that renal cell carcinoma metastasizes to the thorax, sole pleural metastasis is rare. We report a case of mesothelioma-like metastasis of renal cell carcinoma.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Carcinoma, Renal Cell / diagnostic imaging*
Carcinoma, Renal Cell / secondary*
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Kidney Neoplasms / pathology*
Male
Mesothelioma / diagnostic imaging*
Pleural Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
Pleural Neoplasms / secondary*
Radiography