Diagnosis by aspiration biopsy of lung metastasis of renal cell carcinoma 24 years after nephrectomy.
A case of solitary pulmonary metastasis of renal cell carcinoma, diagnosed by fine needle aspiration biopsy 24 years after nephrectomy, is presented. The increasingly prominent role of fine needle aspiration cytology in the metastasis categorization of renal cell carcinoma is discussed.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000556:secondary*; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009392:Nephrectomy; D013997:Time Factors