Renal Cell Carcinoma Metastatic to the Cauda Equina

Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma to the Humerus Bone: A Report of Two Cases

Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is an aggressive malignancy which can metastasize to the bone. Long bones or the small bones of the limbs could be rarely the destinations for metastatic RCCs. We report two cases of metastatic RCC to the humerus bone with the initial presentation of pathological fracture. The pathologists must be aware of metastatic RCC to the arm and consider it in the differential ...

Imaging the cauda equina

Metastatic renal cell carcinoma to the pancreas.

A lthough the pancreas is not a common site of metastasis for renal cell carcinoma, it is the most common indication for pancreatectomy for metastatic disease. Metastatic disease may occur many years after nephrectomy (0.5-27 years in a recent article). Thompson and Heffess reviewed the combined English literature of 109 patients and reported that the interval between initial nephrectomy and pr...

Renal Cell Carcinoma Metastatic to the Scalp

Because of the asymptomatic natural history of renal cell carcinoma (RCC), by the time a diagnosis is made, metastatic disease is present in about one third of the cases. Thus, the overall survival of patients with RCC remains poor. Ultimately up to 50% of patients with RCC will develop metastases. Metastatic lesions from RCC are usually observed in the lungs, liver or bone. Metastases to the b...

Metastatic lobular breast adenocarcinoma presenting as cauda equina syndrome.

Dear Editor, Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis is a rare, but wellknown form of metastatic breast cancer, seen in up to 6% of breast cancer patients at autopsy (Tsukada et al., 1983). It most often occurs in the setting of a known primary malignancy and may present with signs and symptoms referable to anywhere along the neuroaxis. We report two patients who presented with isolated carcinomatous cau...