A Case of Endobronchial Metastasis from Renal Cell Carcinoma 7 Years after Nephrectomy.

Kim, Do Hyun; Kim, Sun Hye; Kim, Dong Hwan; Na, Hyoung Jung; Lee, Ju Hyun; Lee, Sun Min; Kim, Chong Ju; Kie, Jeong Hae

doi:2006.61.5.496

Tuberc Respir Dis > Volume 61(5); 2006 > Article

Case Report

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2006;61(5):496-500.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.2006.61.5.496 Published online November 1, 2006.

A Case of Endobronchial Metastasis from Renal Cell Carcinoma 7 Years after Nephrectomy.

Do Hyun Kim, Sun Hye Kim, Dong Hwan Kim, Hyoung Jung Na, Ju Hyun Lee, Sun Min Lee, Chong Ju Kim, Jeong Hae Kie

¹Department of Internal Medicine, National Health Iinsurance Corporation Ilsan Hospital, Koyang, Korea. kom2d@netsgo.com
²Department of Pathology, National Health Iinsurance Corporation Ilsan Hospital, Koyang, Korea.

Abstract

A distant metastasis from a renal cell carcinoma is quite common after a radical nephrectomy. For this reason, a5 year scheduled follow up is recommended. However, a distant metastasis 5 years after the resection is quite rare. We encountered an endobronchial metastasis from a renal cell carcinoma that was discovered 7 years after the radical nephrectomy, and did not present during the 5 year scheduled follow up regimen. We report this case with a review of the literatures.

Key Words: Rrenal cell carcinoma, Eendobronchial metastasis