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A Rectal Metastasis from Renal Pelvic Cancer

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A 73-year-old man was referred for the investigation of positive urine cytology and right lumbar pain. Contrastenhanced computed tomography (CT) showed a tumor in the upper right kidney (Picture 1A)… Click to show full abstract

A 73-year-old man was referred for the investigation of positive urine cytology and right lumbar pain. Contrastenhanced computed tomography (CT) showed a tumor in the upper right kidney (Picture 1A) and lung masses (Picture 1B, arrows). Positron emission tomography-CT showed an increased radionuclide uptake in the kidney (Picture 2A), lymph nodes (Picture 2B, arrows), pancreas (Picture 2C, arrows), lungs, bones, and rectum (Picture 2D, arrows). Colonoscopy showed a 10-mm type 0-IIa+IIc rectal tumor. The IIa part was erythematous with a dilated tortuous vessel pattern but magnifying endoscopy did not show an irregular pit pattern (Picture 3). A histological examination of a bi-

Keywords: metastasis renal; renal pelvic; rectal metastasis; pelvic cancer; picture arrows; picture

Journal Title: Internal Medicine
Year Published: 2022

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