[Renal carcinoma metastatic to the peritoneum. Case report].
OBJECTIVE
We describe the case of a young male presenting with non-specific abdominal symptoms on follow-up after radical nephrectomy for renal carcinoma leading to the finding of local recurrence and peritoneal metastases. A second exploratory laparotomy was carried out for tumor reduction, but it was followed by fast peritoneal recurrence. Despite the treatment with alpha interferon, three months later he developed multiple hepatic metastases.


CONCLUSIONS
Peritoneal involvement by renal cell carcinoma is rare and implies a bad prognosis.
Rodríguez García
Nuria
N
Servicio de Urología, Hospital de Getafe, Getafe, Madrid, España. uroget@terra.es
García Tello
Ana María
AM
Lanes González
Luis
L
García Mediero
José María
JM
Angulo Cuesta
Javier
J
Berenguer Sánchez
Antonio
A
D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy