title: Skeletal muscle metastases from renal cell carcinoma: a case report.
abstract: In this paper, we describe a case of a 73-year old female with late skeletal muscle metastases from a clear-type renal cell carcinoma 8 years after total nephrectomy. The metastases were located in the right femoral quadriceps, in the sartorius muscle and adductor magnus muscle. A full clinical work-up was performed with blood examinations, radiological and pathological assessment. A complete surgical resection with a wide margin was performed for all lesions, and the final pathological report deposed for metastatic renal carcinoma clear-type cells. In this case report, we discuss the crucial rule of accurate radiological and pathological assessment and aggressive surgical management.
authors.affiliation: General Surgery Division, Department of Surgery, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Tor Vergata University Hospital, Rome, Italy. manzelli@med.uniroma2.it
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Manzelli
authors.forename: Piero
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rossi
authors.forename: Adriano
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: De Majo
authors.forename: Giorgio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Coscarella
authors.forename: Iwona
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gacek
authors.forename: Achille Lucio
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Gaspari
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D019042:Muscle Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009392:Nephrectomy; D011859:Radiography