Renal metastasis after esophagectomy of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a case report and literature review

Yan Sun; Xinmin Yu; Yiping Zhang

doi:10.1186/1477-7819-12-165

Renal metastasis after esophagectomy of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a case report and literature review

World J Surg Oncol. 2014 May 26:12:165. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-12-165.

Authors

Yan Sun, Xinmin Yu¹, Yiping Zhang

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemotherapy, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, 38 Guangji Road, 310022 Hangzhou, P,R, of China. zjch1971@163.com.

Abstract

Solitary metastatic renal tumors are rarely encountered. We report the case of a 63-year-old man who developed a solitary renal metastasis after undergoing an esophagectomy for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and subsequent nephrectomy of the right kidney.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / complications
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / pathology
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / surgery*
Esophageal Neoplasms / complications
Esophageal Neoplasms / pathology
Esophageal Neoplasms / surgery*
Esophagectomy / adverse effects*
Humans
Kidney Neoplasms / etiology
Kidney Neoplasms / secondary
Kidney Neoplasms / surgery*
Male
Middle Aged
Nephrectomy*
Prognosis