Clearing Of Pulmonary Metastases After Nephrectomy For Hypernephroma
New York Academy of Medicine. Bulletin 57(5): June 1981; 378-381
View Original Source →Abstract
The authors report two cases of regression of lung metastases from renal cell cancer with cytological and histological proof. They present a complete review of the literature and analyse the theories proposed to explain this phenomenon.
Case Details
Personal Characteristics
53-year-old man
Clinical Characteristics
Severe cough lasting several weeks, rounded mass in the upper left quadrant of the abdomen, bilateral densities in the lungs, large clear-cell carcinoma of the kidney, lung metastases
Remission Characteristics
The lung metastases cleared over a period of two years after nephrectomy
Treatment & Mechanisms
Proposed Remission Mechanisms
Not discussed
Clinical Treatment
Left nephrectomy, prostatectomy
Additional Notes
The patient had undergone a prostatectomy several months before examination. An intravenous pyelogram done at that time revealed no lung abnormalities