Colonic metastasis from renal cell carcinoma: helical-CT demonstration.
Clinically evident colonic metastasis from renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is rare. In the present study a hypervascular sigmoid mass was demonstrated on arterial-phase helical CT using a water enema in a patient who had suffered left nephrectomy 8 years previously for RCC. The intense and early enhancement of the lesion suggested the possibility of a solitary colonic metastasis from RCC, a diagnosis which was pathologically confirmed.
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Servicio de Radiología, Hospital Juan Canalejo, Xubias de Arriba 84, E-15006 A Coruña, Spain.
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D000368:Aged; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary*; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods