A clinicai case of renal cell carcinoma with metastasis to the gastrointestinal tract

Authors

  • Paula Custódio Interna do Internato Complementar de Oncologia Médica do Serviço de Oncologia Médica I do Instituto Português de Onco­logia de Lisboa
  • Victor Rocha Assistente Hospitalar especialista em Cirurgia Geral do Ser­viço de Cirurgia II do Hospital Distrital de Setúbal
  • Pedro Correia Interno de Cirurgia Geral do Serviço de Cirurgia II do Hos­pital Distrital de Setúbal
  • Matilde Gonçalves Assistente Hospitalar especialista em Anatomopatologia do Serviço de Anatomia Patológica do Hospital Distrital de Setúbal
  • Maria José Passos Assistente Hospitalar especialista em Oncologia Médica do Serviço de Oncologia Médica do Instituto Português de On­cologia de Lisboa
  • José Poças Assistente Hospitalar especialista em Medicina Interna e lnfecciologia do Serviço de Medicina II do Hospital Distrital de Setúbal

Keywords:

renal cell carcinoma, a-JNF, alpha interferon, erythropoietin

Abstract

The autors present a clinical case of a 64 year old female patient with stage IV renal cell carci­noma. ln the final months the tumour metasti­zed to the gastrointestinal tract, an unusual site for renal cell carcinoma metastases.

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1998-03-31

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Custódio P, Rocha V, Correia P, Gonçalves M, Passos MJ, Poças J. A clinicai case of renal cell carcinoma with metastasis to the gastrointestinal tract. RPMI [Internet]. 1998 Mar. 31 [cited 2024 May 19];5(1):40-1. Available from: https://revista.spmi.pt/index.php/rpmi/article/view/2113

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Vol. 5 No. 1 (1998): Janeiro/ Março

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Comunicações Breves

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