KIDNEY CELL CARCINOMA IN A YOUNG PATIENT - A CASE REPORT
Carcinomas are malignant tumors of epithelial cells, with a tendency to invade tissue and may cause metastases. Renal cell carcinomas comprise 1% to 3% of all visceral malignancies and are more prevalent in male patients, with a peak incidence between 50 and 70 years of age. The presence of metastasis at diagnosis affects around 30% of patients, with the main sites being lungs, bones, skin, liver and brain. We report the case of a patient outside the predominant age group, 23 years old, with renal cell carcinoma, who, despite adjuvant treatment, presented bone and pleural metastases immediately after total nephrectomy, with associated neurological symptoms and rapid progression to death, 11 months after diagnosis and treatment outcomes.
KIDNEY CELL CARCINOMA IN A YOUNG PATIENT - A CASE REPORT
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DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.1593942316116
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Palavras-chave: Renal cell carcinoma; Young patient; Kidney cancer; Cancer at a young age.
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Keywords: Renal cell carcinoma; Young patient; Kidney cancer; Cancer at a young age.
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Abstract:
Carcinomas are malignant tumors of epithelial cells, with a tendency to invade tissue and may cause metastases. Renal cell carcinomas comprise 1% to 3% of all visceral malignancies and are more prevalent in male patients, with a peak incidence between 50 and 70 years of age. The presence of metastasis at diagnosis affects around 30% of patients, with the main sites being lungs, bones, skin, liver and brain. We report the case of a patient outside the predominant age group, 23 years old, with renal cell carcinoma, who, despite adjuvant treatment, presented bone and pleural metastases immediately after total nephrectomy, with associated neurological symptoms and rapid progression to death, 11 months after diagnosis and treatment outcomes.
- ANTONIO AUGUSTO PALOMBO MENDES
- Henrique Rodrigues Scherer Coelho
- Mahara Barbosa Nonato
