An Unusual Case of Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma

Niamh Peters; Clara Lightner; John McCaffrey

doi:10.1159/000507982

An Unusual Case of Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma

Case Rep Oncol. 2020 Jun 26;13(2):738-741. doi: 10.1159/000507982. eCollection 2020 May-Aug.

Authors

Niamh Peters¹, Clara Lightner², John McCaffrey¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medical Oncology, Mater Misercordiae University Hospital, Dublin 7, Ireland.
² Department of Histopathology, Mater Misercordiae University Hospital, Dublin 7, Ireland.

Abstract

Approximately 340 patients are diagnosed with renal cell cancer (RCC) in Ireland each year. Metastatic spread to the lung, lymph nodes and bones is common. Metastatic spread to the gastrointestinal tract, including the small bowel, is a rare phenomenon. Therapeutic advances have led to an improved overall survival in RCC and, as a result, unusual sites of metastatic spread are becoming more common. We present the case of a 68-year-old gentleman presenting with upper gastrointestinal bleeding as a result of metastases to the duodenum from renal cell carcinoma.

Keywords: Renal cell cancer; Small intestine metastases.

Publication types

Case Reports