[Solitary metastasis to residual ureter resulting from renal cell carcinoma after radical nephrectomy: report of a case].
A case of solitary metastasis to residual ureter from renal cell carcinoma is reported. In November, 1987, a 56-year-old male had undergone left radical nephrectomy with renal cell carcinoma (clear cell subtype, G2, Inf alpha). He was doing well until June in 1989 when macroscopic hematuria occurred. A tumor from residual ureter with a large blood clot was detected on cystoscopy. A malignant tumor from the residual ureter was suspected and it was extirpated. Histological diagnosis revealed the same findings as the primary renal tumor. No other metastasis was detected. Only 8 cases of ureteral metastasis from renal cell carcinoma after radical nephrectomy have been previously reported in the Japanese literature.
Yamada
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Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Osaka University.
Yamaguchi
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S
Seguchi
T
T
Sonoda
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T
D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000379:methods; D014516:Ureteral Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*