Multiple Muscle Metastases of the Renal Cell Carcinoma After Radical Nephrectomy

Pirimoglu B., OĞUL H., Kisaoglu A., Karaca L., Okur A., Kantarci M.

INTERNATIONAL SURGERY, vol.100, no.4, pp.761-764, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 100 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.9738/intsurg-d-13-00197.1
  • Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL SURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.761-764
  • Keywords: Renal cell carcinoma, Multiple muscle metastases, MR imaging
  • Inonu University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Skeletal muscle is a very rare location for the metastasis of renal cell carcinoma. We report a 48-year-old man with multiple metastases in skeletal muscles 4 years after right radical nephrectomy was carried out for grade III renal cell carcinoma. The tumors located in the right psoas, paravertebral, and gluteus medius muscles. We performed magnetic resonance imaging for detection metastatic lesions in our patient. In this case report, we discuss the characteristics of these metastatic lesions on magnetic resonance imaging.