Recurrent renal cell carcinoma to the breast and thigh soft tissues. A case report and review of the literature

Radiol Case Rep. 2020 Nov 16;16(1):192-196. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2020.11.014. eCollection 2021 Jan.

Abstract

The breast seldom harbors secondary malignant lesions and is rarer for the kidney to be the origin of the metastatic lesion. Keen Imaging analysis, as well as a high index of suspicion, are critical to differentiate a primary tumor from a metastatic lesion. We describe an unusual case of a recurrent RCC presenting as metastatic lesions to the breast and soft tissue of the right thigh in a 51-year-old patient referred to our breast-imaging unit 10 months after therapeutic surgery. An adequate and close follow-up accompanied by a thorough physical exam and appropriate imaging methods is essential to identify these types of cases.

Keywords: Breast; Metastases; Renal cell carcinoma; Soft tissues.

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