Late pancreatic metastasis of renal carcinoma. Description of 2 cases and review of the literature
Reale, D.; Squillaci, S.; Guarino, M.; Milesi, F.; Forloni, B.; Vezzini, V.; Pascale, M.; Micoli, G.
Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 45(4): 183-186
1993
ISSN/ISBN: 0393-2249 PMID: 8023230 Document Number: 408747
Authors report two cases of pancreatic metastasis from renal clear cell carcinoma, discovered in a 62 years-old-man and in a 73 years-old woman, respectively 17 and 11 years after undergoing curative nephrectomy for primary tumor. Immunological forces and slow doubling times of tumor may explain this type of late recurrence, whereas, the endocrine status is lacking in importance. The risk of a recurrence of tumour ten years or later after nephrectomy suggests a lifelong follow-up of patients with an history of renal cell carcinoma.