An Unusual Case of Metastatatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Presenting as Melena and Duodenal Ulcer, 16 Years After Nephrectomy; a Case Report and Review of the Literature

An Unusual Case of Metastatatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Presenting as Melena and Duodenal Ulcer, 16 Years After Nephrectomy; a Case Report and Review of the Literature

Renal cell carcinoma comprises about 2% of adult tumors. The overall 10-year survival rate of patients with RCC after nephrectomy is about 18-27%. The incidence of metastasis of initial RCC is about 24-28%, but this rate after nephrectomy is as high as 51%. The most common site of recurrence is the...

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Main Authors: Bita Geramizadeh, AmirAhmad Mostaghni, Zeinab Ranjbar, Farid Moradian, Mina Heidari, Mohammad Bagher Khosravi, Seyed Ali Malekhosseini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences 2015-03-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences
Subjects:
Duodenal ulcer
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage
Renal cell carcinoma
Pancreaticoduodenectomy
Online Access:http://ijms.sums.ac.ir/index.php/IJMS/article/view/1477

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