Rapid recurrence and radiographic progression of sarcomatoid renal cell carcinoma

Mia P Edelson; Wayland J Wu; Anna Kurzyna; Joph Steckel

doi:10.1016/j.eucr.2017.09.018

Rapid recurrence and radiographic progression of sarcomatoid renal cell carcinoma

Urol Case Rep. 2017 Oct 5:16:6-8. doi: 10.1016/j.eucr.2017.09.018. eCollection 2018 Jan.

Authors

Mia P Edelson¹, Wayland J Wu¹, Anna Kurzyna², Joph Steckel¹

Affiliations

¹ Smith Institute for Urology, Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, Lake Success, NY, USA.
² Department of Medicine, NYU Langone Arena Oncology, Lake Success, NY, USA.

Abstract

Sarcomatoid renal cell carcinoma (sRCC) is an aggressive variant of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) that has a significantly lower overall survival. Even after prompt surgical extirpation, this histologic variant progresses rapidly. We present a case of an early recurrence and rapid progression of sRCC despite successful radical resection.

Keywords: Renal cell carcinoma; Sarcomatoid; Variant histology.

Publication types

Case Reports