Renal cell carcinoma presenting as skeletal muscle mass
โ Scribed by G. Alexiou; M. Papadopoulou-Alexiou; C. P. Karakousis
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1984
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 867 KB
- Volume
- 27
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4790
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โฆ Synopsis
Abstract
Solitary muscle tumor, representing the first manifestation of metastatic renal cell carcinoma, is rare. A case report of a tumor mass in the left posteromedial arm, which proved to be metastatic from the right kidney, is presented. The incidence of this condition among patients presenting as a soft tissue sarcoma may be about 1%.
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