title: Metastasis of renal cell carcinoma to the contralateral renal pelvis.
abstract: Extremely rarely renal cell carcinoma metastasizes to the contralateral renal pelvis or ureter. The present report concerns a case where a metastatic tumor could be successfully removed from the left renal pelvis 3 years after right nephrectomy for the primary tumor. A review of the literature revealed this to be only the fourth such case documented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takashi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sakata
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sai
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shimoji
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Miyake
mesh_terms: D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D007682:Kidney Pelvis / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009392:Nephrectomy; D013997:Time Factors