Solitary metastasis of clear cell renal cell carcinoma in sternum diagnosed unexpectedly during cardiac surgery - A rare but potentially fatal trap

Martin Dergel; Michal Balik; Jaroslav Pacovsky; Martin Vobornik; Jiri Mandak; Jan Laco

doi:10.1016/j.eucr.2021.101730

Solitary metastasis of clear cell renal cell carcinoma in sternum diagnosed unexpectedly during cardiac surgery - A rare but potentially fatal trap

Urol Case Rep. 2021 May 28:38:101730. doi: 10.1016/j.eucr.2021.101730. eCollection 2021 Sep.

Authors

Martin Dergel¹, Michal Balik², Jaroslav Pacovsky², Martin Vobornik¹, Jiri Mandak¹, Jan Laco³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiac Surgery, Charles University Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Kralove and University Hospital Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic.
² Department of Urology, Charles University Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Kralove and University Hospital Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic.
³ The Fingerland Department of Pathology, Charles University Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Kralove and University Hospital Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic.

Abstract

We present a very rare case of fatal complication during the cardiac surgery caused by unrecognized solitary metastasis of clear cell renal cell carcinoma in the sternum.

Keywords: CT, computed tomography; Cardio surgery; Clear cell renal cell carcinoma; Fatal complication; RCC, clear cell renal cell carcinoma; Section headings: oncology; Solitary metastasis; Sternum.

Publication types

Case Reports