Renal metastasis of adenocarcinoma of the lung: massive hematuria managed by therapeutic embolization.
The rare complication of massive hematuria secondary to metastatic infiltrating adenocarcinoma of the lung to the kidney was managed with steel coil therapeutic embolization. The angiographic and pathologic picture as well as the advantages of this therapeutic modality in this clinical setting are discussed.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D000368:Aged; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D006417:Hematuria / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D011859:Radiography; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging