Intraglomerular metastases. A possibly maldiagnosed entity.
Intraglomerular metastases are rare. We observed a case of lung cancer which gave rise to liver metastases and to exclusively intraglomerular kidney metastases, mimicking angio-endotheliomatosis. Differential diagnosis and histological features of the lesion are discussed.
Melato
M
M
Institute of Anatomia patologica, University of Trieste, Italy.
Laurino
L
L
Bianchi
P
P
Faccini
L
L
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male