title: Renal cell carcinoma metastasizing to duodenum: a rare occurrence.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Duodenal metastasis is rare in renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and early detection, especially in case of a solitary mass, helps in planning further therapy.
  
  
  METHODS
  We present the case report of a 55 year old male with duodenal metastasis of RCC. This patient presented with jaundice and abdominal lump one year after nephrectomy. On upper gastrointestinal endoscopy a submucosal mass lesion was noted in the duodenum, the biopsy of which revealed metastasis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In a nephrectomized patient presenting with jaundice and an abdominal mass, the possibility of metastasis should be suspected and a complete evaluation, especially endoscopic examination followed by biopsy, should be carried out.
authors.affiliation: Department of Histopathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Alka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bhatia
authors.forename: Ashim
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: Yashwant
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Rakesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kochhar