A rare case of bilateral renal metastases arising from minor salivary gland adenoid cystic carcinoma

Mona Løgtholt Kristensen, Henriette Nelsson, Sandra Simony Tornøe Riis, Kristine Bjørndal, Ole Graumann, Theresa Junker

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Abstract

A 67-year-old female patient was diagnosed with bilateral renal metastases from adenoid cystic carcinoma (AdCC) of salivary gland origin five years after the primary diagnosis of minor salivary gland AdCC. Bilateral renal core needle biopsies were performed to distinguish primary renal cell carcinoma (RCC) from metastases and to guide treatment strategy. Few similar cases have been reported; none had bilateral metastases at the time of discovery or biopsy-verified AdCC metastases prior to the treatment decision. RCC was a tentative diagnosis and renal metastases of AdCC have previously been mistaken for RCC.
OriginalsprogEngelsk
Artikelnummer102450
TidsskriftUrology Case Reports
Vol/bind49
Antal sider3
ISSN2214-4420
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 1 jul. 2023
Udgivet eksterntJa

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