scholarly journals A Painful Finger: An Unusual Presentation of Von Hippel-Lindau-Associated Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 245-248
Author(s):  
Pui San Sarah Ho ◽  
Li Yin Yip ◽  
Mike Nguyen ◽  
Weeragoda Wijesinghe ◽  
Arvind Sahu

Bone is reported to be one of the most common sites of metastasis. Acrometastasis is an extremely rare situation and accounts for approximately 0.1% of all metastatic lesions to the skeleton. Here, we present a case of acrometastasis in a 55-year-old woman who presented with a 3-month history of atraumatic right ring fingertip pain and swelling and was subsequently diagnosed with metastatic renal cell carcinoma. This report highlights the importance of clinical suspicion of malignancy at unusual sites in the setting of non-resolving symptoms.

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Deeb ◽  
Ziying Zhang ◽  
Tamer Ghanem

Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is infamous for its unpredictable behavior and metastatic potential. We report a case of a patient with a complex history of multifocal renal cell carcinoma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), who subsequently developed a parotid mass. Total parotidectomy revealed this mass to be an additional site of metastasis which had developed 19 years after his initial diagnosis of RCC.


Rare Tumors ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 139-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mounir Errami ◽  
Vitali Margulis ◽  
Sergio Huerta

Because of the asymptomatic natural history of renal cell carcinoma (RCC), by the time a diagnosis is made, metastatic disease is present in about one third of the cases. Thus, the overall survival of patients with RCC remains poor. Ultimately up to 50% of patients with RCC will develop metastases. Metastatic lesions from RCC are usually observed in the lungs, liver or bone. Metastases to the brain or the skin from RCC are rare. Here we present a patient diagnosed with RCC, found to have no evidence of metastases at the time of nephrectomy, who presented two years later with metastases to the scalp. We review the literature of patients with this rare site of metastasis and outline the overall prognosis of this lesion compared to other site of metastases from RCC.


2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (6_suppl) ◽  
pp. 666-666
Author(s):  
Ilya Tsimafeyeu ◽  
Pavel Borisov ◽  
Ahmed Abdelgafur ◽  
Roman Leonenkov ◽  
Olga Novikova ◽  
...  

666 Background: Targeted therapy with axitinib resulted in a greater objective response rate and prolonged progression-free survival (PFS) compared to sorafenib in patients with previously treated metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) in AXIS study. 75% of patients had intermediate and poor IMDC prognosis. In this phase 2 study, we assessed the activity of axitinib in mRCC patients with favourable risk and a history of prior VEGFR-directed therapy. Methods: Patients were required to have clear cell mRCC, favourable risk according to IMDC criteria, and to have received first-line treatment with sunitinib or pazopanib. Prior treatment with other agents was not permitted. The primary endpoint of the study was PFS. Additional endpoints included response rate, safety, and overall survival (OS). Results: A total of 21 patients were enrolled, 62% of whom were male. Median age was 59 years. 11 (52%) patients had 2 and more metastatic sites. 67% and 33% of patients received first-line sunitinib or pazopanib with a median PFS of 17 months (95% CI 14-20). After a median follow-up of 16 months, the median PFS and OS was not yet reached. The current study did achieve its primary endpoint based on the 10-month PFS of 71.4%. 3 (14.3%) patients had confirmed partial responses and 14 (66.7%) had stable disease. No grade 3/4 treatment-related adverse events were observed; the most frequent grade 1/2 treatment-related adverse events were hypertension (57.1%), fatigue (57.1%), GI (33%) and skin (19%) toxicity. 7 patients had dose-escalation of axitinib and 1 patient had dose reduction. Conclusions: The encouraging PFS and favorable safety profile observed in FavorAx study support the administration of axitinib in mRCC patients with favourable IMDC risk and a history of prior sunitinib or pazopanib. Clinical trial information: NCT02700568.


2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 153-157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yong Hyun Park ◽  
Jin-Woo Jung ◽  
Byung Ki Lee ◽  
Sangchul Lee ◽  
Seong Jin Jeong ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Sowjanya Gandla ◽  
Veena Ramaswamy ◽  
Vishal Rao

<p>We describe 3 rare cases of metastatic renal cell carcinoma in the head and neck region. Our first case was a 72 years old male presented with profuse bleeding from the left ear. On examination, proliferative, pink, friable mass was present in the left external auditory canal. On eliciting the detailed history, it was found that patient had renal cell carcinoma in the left kidney four years back and underwent left radical nephrectomy. Patient underwent left lateral temporal bone resection with cul-de-sac closure. Histopathological examination of the specimen showed metastatic renal cell carcinoma. Our second case was a 64 years old male presented with complaints of growth in the oral cavity of 1 month duration. On examination, 5×3 cms proliferative growth was present in the hard palate. Biopsy from the growth in the hard palate showed metastatic renal cell carcinoma. Patient gave history of renal cell carcinoma in the past for which he did not receive treatment. Our third case was a 45 years old male who presented to us with a diffuse swelling in the left temporal region of 2 months duration. On examination, 3×2 cms swelling was present in the left temporal region. Patient had history of renal cell carcinoma of left kidney and underwent left nephrectomy one year prior to the presentation of the left temporal swelling. Ultrasonography guided biopsy of the left temporal region showed metastatic renal cell carcinoma.</p>


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