title: Metastatic renal cell carcinoma to the bladder 12 years after radical nephrectomy.
abstract: We report, herein, a case of metastatic renal cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder. A 76-year-old man presented to our hospital. He had undergone right radical nephrectomy at 64 years of age. Cystoscopy revealed a solitary, spherical tumor 1.5 cm in size protruding into the urinary bladder. Transurethral resection was performed and the pathological diagnosis of the lesion was clear cell carcinoma. The patient is alive 12 months after recurrence to the bladder, under the administration of interleukin-2.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Saiseikai Shimonoseki General Hospital, Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Japan. k-siraisi@simo.saiseikai.or.jp
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shiraishi
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mohri
authors.forename: Ryo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: Yoriaki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kamiryo
mesh_terms: D018262:Adenocarcinoma, Clear Cell / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary; D008297:Male; D009392:Nephrectomy; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D007376:Interleukin-2