title: [Sugar tumor. Rare differential diagnosis of pulmonary clear cell tumor after renal carcinoma].
abstract: Pulmonary clear cell or sugar tumor is a rare entity of unknown etiology and histogenesis. As primary extrapulmonal sugar tumor (PEST) this neoplasia can also be found in the trachea, vulva, rectum, pancreas or atrial-septal region. So far about 40 case reports have been published in english literatur. We present the case report of a patient with a pulmonal sugar tumor, who previously underwent nephrectomy because of clear cell renal carcinoma. Clinical aspects, differential diagnosis, therapy and histogenetic aspects are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary*; D011859:Radiography