1 May 2002Case Report
SKIN METASTASIS FROM RENAL CELL CARCINO-MA: EPIDEMIOLOGICAL AND CLINICAL ASPECTS
M. Cannizzaro 1M. Veroux 2A. Cavallaro 1M. Costanzo 1M. Galasso 1P. Veroux 2
Affiliations
Article Info
1 Università degli Studi di Catania Servizio Autonomo Clinicizzato di Endocrinochirurgia P.O. S. Luigi e Santi Currò
2 I Clinica Chirurgica - Centro Trapianti
Ann. Ital. Chir., 2002, 73(3), 305-308;
Published: 1 May 2002
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Abstract
The Authors present an additional case of a 70-years old male patient with skin metastasis from renal cell carcinoma, 15 months after nephrectomy. The patient died ten months later for advanced neoplastic disease. Skin metastasis affect 3-6% of patients with renal cell carcinoma. The surgical treatment is mandatory for single nodule. Chemotherapy is often ineffectual. The prognosis is poor, with a 0-8% 5-years survival for patients with multiple nodules.
Keywords
- Renal cell carcinoma
- skin metastasis
- metastasis
