Spontaneous caval tumor thrombus necrosis and regression of pulmonary lesions in renal cell cancer

被引:10
作者
Bos, SD [1 ]
Mensink, HJA [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV GRONINGEN HOSP,DEPT UROL,GRONINGEN,NETHERLANDS
来源
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF UROLOGY AND NEPHROLOGY | 1996年 / 30卷 / 06期
关键词
renal cell carcinoma; idiopathic metastases regression;
D O I
10.3109/00365599609182329
中图分类号
R5 [内科学]; R69 [泌尿科学(泌尿生殖系疾病)];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Idiopathic regression of metastases is one of the features of the unpredictable behaviour of renal cell carcinoma. We report a patient with pulmonary metastases and a tumor thrombus in the inferior vena cava with spontaneous regression of the lung lesions and necrosis of the thrombus before any therapy was instituted.
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页码:489 / 492
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