Metastatic renal cell carcinoma presenting as multiple pleural tumours.
RESPIROLOGY(2005)
摘要
A 66-year-old man was admitted with dyspnoea. Chest X-ray and chest computed tomography (CT) demonstrated a left-sided pleural effusion and multiple tumours, suggesting malignant mesothelioma in the left pleural space, but there were no pulmonary lesions. However, abdominal CT revealed a right renal tumour. An ultrasonography-guided needle biopsy of the pleural mass provided evidence of metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC). The pleural lesions dramatically decreased in size following right radical nephrectomy and subsequent interferon-a treatment. While the thorax is a frequently affected site of RCC, sole pleural metastases are rare and are often secondary to lung involvement. Batson's plexus, a network of vertebral valve-less veins with multiple connections, is likely responsible for the contralateral pleural metastases of RCC.
更多查看译文
关键词
mesothelioma,metastasis,needle biopsy,pleural effusion,renal cell carcinoma
AI 理解论文
溯源树
样例
生成溯源树,研究论文发展脉络
Chat Paper
正在生成论文摘要