title: Metastasis to the kidney from a B2 thymoma: report of a case.
abstract: Thymomas are tumors with an indolent behavior and long clinical course, usually confined to the anterior mediastinum. Local recurrence is frequent while distant metastases are extremely rare. We report an unusual case of a B2 thymoma with a single renal metastasis The challenge in this case was the frozen section intraoperative diagnosis because of the clinical suspicion of malignant lymphoma. This report also highlights the role of surgical removal of solitary metastases.
authors.affiliation: University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Valentina
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Natella
authors.affiliation: University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Valeria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Varone
authors.affiliation: University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Buonerba
authors.affiliation: University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mascolo
authors.affiliation: University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy insabato@unina.it.
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Insabato
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D008297:Male; D013945:Thymoma / Q000556:secondary*; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*
keywords: metastatic B2 thymoma; renal metastasis