BACKGROUND: Spontaneous regression of metastatic renal cell carcinoma is rarely observed. CASE PRESENTATION: Metastatic renal cell carcinoma was identified in a 70-year-old male using computed tomography-guided percutaneous needle biopsy. Two months after the diagnosis, a partial resection of the sternal bone was performed. Pathological examination revealed granulated tissue with bleeding and necrosis but no carcinogenic cells. CONCLUSION: We report a pathologically identified case in which a sternal bone metastasis that was noticed two years after radical nephrectomy regressed completely and spontaneously.
BACKGROUND: Spontaneous regression of metastatic renal cell carcinoma is rarely observed. CASE PRESENTATION:Metastatic renal cell carcinoma was identified in a 70-year-old male using computed tomography-guided percutaneous needle biopsy. Two months after the diagnosis, a partial resection of the sternal bone was performed. Pathological examination revealed granulated tissue with bleeding and necrosis but no carcinogenic cells. CONCLUSION: We report a pathologically identified case in which a sternal bone metastasis that was noticed two years after radical nephrectomy regressed completely and spontaneously.
Authors: S Negrier; B Escudier; C Lasset; J Y Douillard; J Savary; C Chevreau; A Ravaud; A Mercatello; J Peny; M Mousseau; T Philip; T Tursz Journal: N Engl J Med Date: 1998-04-30 Impact factor: 91.245
Authors: S Négrier; B Escudier; F Gomez; J-Y Douillard; A Ravaud; C Chevreau; M Buclon; D Pérol; C Lasset Journal: Ann Oncol Date: 2002-09 Impact factor: 32.976