Thoracic manifestations of renal cell carcinoma.
Over 1/3 of patients with renal cell carcinoma will present with metastases with no symptoms referable to the kidney. Early metastatic disease is a result of the unique accessibility of the kidney to lymphohematogenous pathways. The thorax is particularly vulnerable. Several of the more unusual manifestations involving the thorax are illustrated, including 1 case with intra-alveolar metastases.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology*; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D011859:Radiography; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*