Spontaneous regression of pleural metastases after nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma--a histologically verified case with nine-year follow-up.
Spontaneous regression of metastatic renal cell carcinoma is a rare but well documented event, most often involving pulmonary metastases. A case of spontaneous regression of histologically verified pleural metastases after nephrectomy is reported.
Thoroddsen
Asgeir
A
Department of Urology, Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavík, Iceland. asgeirth@landspitali.is
Gudbjartsson
Tomas
T
Geirsson
Gudmundur
G
Agnarsson
Bjarni A
BA
Magnusson
Kjartan
K
D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009365:Neoplasm Regression, Spontaneous; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D009392:Nephrectomy; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed