[Solitary cerebral metastasis of a renal cell carcinoma].
The tumour dissemination to brain from renal cell carcinoma is a rare occurrence: generally, it's seen in advanced stages of the disease, such that occurred in our patient that indicated a poor prognosis. A lesion node, the size medle, located in the side left to brain, with of symptoms neurologic associated was found. Histological examination of the resection specimen revealed metastasis from a renal cell carcinoma.
Herrera Puerto
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Servicio de Urología, Hospital Regional Infanta Cristina, Badajoz.
Soler Fernández
J
J
Asuar Aydillo
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S
Domínguez Bravo
C
C
Cabezudo Alzar
J
J
D000368:Aged; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D003399:Craniotomy; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010296:Parietal Lobe / Q000601:surgery; D015173:Supratentorial Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery