title: Distant Metastases From a Small Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Case Report.
abstract: Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) less than 3 cm in diameter rarely metastasizes. In this report, we present the case of a metastatic RCC in which the primary tumor was 1.6 cm. We further review the relevant literature to highlight this rare but important clinical presentation.
authors.affiliation: The James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
authors.forename: Ridwan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Alam
authors.affiliation: The James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
authors.forename: Jeffrey J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Tosoian
authors.affiliation: The James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
authors.forename: Phillip M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Pierorazio
authors.affiliation: The James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
authors.forename: Michael H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Johnson
keywords: CN, cytoreductive nephrectomy; Distant metastasis; FPTV, fractional percentage of tumor volume; IMDC, International Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Database Consortium; RCC, renal cell carcinoma; Renal cell carcinoma; SRM, small renal mass; Small renal mass; ULN, upper limit of normal