Late recurrence of renal cell carcinoma after nephrectomy.
Late recurrence of renal cell carcinoma is unusual. Of 43 patients who underwent curative nephrectomy more than 10 years before, 2 cases (4.7%) had late recurrence. The 2 cases, both female patients, had late recurrence 12 and 19 years from the date of nephrectomy. The clinical aspects of late recurrence are discussed briefly.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology*; D009392:Nephrectomy; D013997:Time Factors