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- Title
Sarcomatoid Renal Clear Cell Carcinoma with Brain Metastasis: A Case Report and Literature Review.
- Authors
Tu, Qi; Xu, Min; Sun, Huiyu; Jiang, Jiawei; Zhu, Lina; He, Yi; Cao, Yulu; Zheng, Jiawen; Chen, Zewei; Xu, Zekun
- Abstract
Sarcomatoid renal cell carcinoma typically signifies an exceptionally poor prognosis, with patients rarely surviving beyond one year. An 83-year-old male presented to our hospital with complaints of headache and left-sided limb weakness. Computed tomography (CT) scans of the head and lungs disclosed a mass within the right temporal lobe, accompanied by peritumoral edema in the right cerebral hemisphere. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with contrast enhancement and diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) delineated a mass in the right temporal lobe, measuring 3 × 3 × 3 cm. He underwent cytoreductive surgery successively in the neurosurgery and urology departments. Despite experiencing postoperative tumour recurrence, the patient has lived close to four years to date. This case report illustrates that cytoreductive surgery combined with systemic pharmacotherapy can still confer significant survival benefits for elderly patients
- Subjects
BRAIN tumor diagnosis; CRANIAL radiography; LUNG radiography; SARCOMA; LEG; HEADACHE; COMPUTED tomography; BRAIN; MAGNETIC resonance imaging; CYTOREDUCTIVE surgery; METASTASIS; MUSCLE weakness; RENAL cell carcinoma; COMBINED modality therapy; BRAIN tumors; OVERALL survival
- Publication
British Journal of Hospital Medicine (17508460), 2024, Vol 85, Issue 8, p1
- ISSN
1750-8460
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.12968/hmed.2024.0300