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| Year : 2017 | Volume
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Incision site metastasis: Adding insult to injury
Ranil Johann Boaz1, Tanush Vig2, Ramani Manojkumar2, Antony Devasia1
1 Department of Urology, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
2 Department of Pathology, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Ranil Johann Boaz
Department of Urology, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore - 632 004, Tamil Nadu
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0973-1482.180679
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Incision site metastasis is a rare yet well-recognized complication of oncologic operations. We describe the case of a 60-year-old man with a large mass at the site of abdominal incision for a nephrectomy. The operation was performed for infection in an obstructed kidney, which in retrospect harbored malignancy. Percutaneous core biopsy of the mass revealed metastatic conventional renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Surgical resection was obviated by the presence of nodal disease on imaging. Palliative targeted therapy with tyrosine kinase inhibitor was initiated. RCC can not only mimic an inflammatory renal mass radiologically but also coexist with infective renal conditions. Diligent histopathological examination as a routine following nephrectomy for complicated diagnoses is imperative. |
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