Tumor to tumor metastasis: report of two cases and review of the literature

Int J Surg Pathol. 2003 Apr;11(2):127-35. doi: 10.1177/106689690301100214.

Abstract

Tumor-to-tumor metastases are uncommon. The most frequent donor tumor is lung cancer, while renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is by far the most common recipient. In this report, a carcinoma of the uterine cervix metastasizing to an RCC and a urothelial carcinoma of the urinary bladder metastasizing to a solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura are described. No similar cases have been found in the accessible literature. These cases are discussed and the findings are correlated with the data of the literature.

MeSH terms

  • Carcinoma / pathology*
  • Carcinoma / secondary
  • Carcinoma, Renal Cell / pathology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Kidney Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Kidney Neoplasms / secondary
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / pathology
  • Pleural Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Pleural Neoplasms / secondary
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / pathology*