Korean J Gastroenterol.  2016 Oct;68(4):225-228. 10.4166/kjg.2016.68.4.225.

Pancreas Metastasis from Renal Cell Cancer 21 Years after Radial Left Nephrectomy

• Lee YS
• Cho KB
• Park KS
• Lee JY
• Lee YJ
• Kang YN
• Kim YH

• KMID: 2383521
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4166/kjg.2016.68.4.225

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Carcinoma, Renal Cell*
Neoplasm Metastasis*
Nephrectomy*
Pancreas*

Figure

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  Fig. 1. Abdominal computed tomography findings. Two well-demarcated tumors in the head (A) and body (B) of the pancreas. Note the enhancement compared with surrounding normal pancreatic parenchyma on arterial phase because of the hypervascular nature.

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  Fig. 2. Magnetic resonance imaging findings. T1 weighted imaging with Primovist contrast shows intense enhancement (A; pancreas head, B; pancreas body).

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  Fig. 3. Endoscopic ultrasonography findings. Two well-delineated hypoechoic masses with cystic degeneration are noted in pancreas head (A) and body (B).

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  Fig. 4. Positron emission tomography-computed tomography finding. Hypermetabolic lesion is noted in the pancreas head (maximum standardized uptake value: 3.6, 28 mm).

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  Fig. 5. Pathologic gross finding shows 3.0 cm sized well-delineated golden yellow solid mass with focal cystic change.

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  Fig. 6. (A) Microscopic findings demonstrates solid nests of clear cells separated by a prominent delicate vascular network (H&E, ×100). Both CD10 (B) and vimentin (C) are expressed, but high-molecular-weight cytokeratin (D) is not (immunohistochemical stain, ×200).

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