title: Unusual splenic metastasis from renal cell carcinoma. A case report and review of the literature.
abstract: This is a short report on a splenic metastasis from renal cell carcinoma. Previously, the patient had renal carcinoma removed by nephrectomy. The diagnosis of metastasis was based on morphology and immunohistochemistry. It is certainly true that splenic metastases from renal cell carcinoma are rare. Nevertheless, they have been well described in the literature. A giant cell reaction to tumor is noted in a number of cancers and mainly represents an unusual phenotype.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel.
authors.forename: Valentina
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kugel
authors.forename: Yoram
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Dekel
authors.forename: Miriam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Konichezky
authors.forename: Jacob
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Baniel
authors.forename: Pinchas M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Livne
authors.forename: Rumelia
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Koren
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry / Q000379:methods; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D013160:Splenic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary*; D013194:Staining and Labeling; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed