We report a patient with renal cell carcinoma metastatic to the left trigone, which mimicked an intraventricular meningioma. The metastasis was recognized 1.3 years after removal of the primary tumor, a longer disease-free interval than any previously reported cases with brain metastases of renal cell carcinoma. The patient is now free of disease of years after resection and 17 years after the discovery of the primary tumor. Metastatic disease should be considered in all patients with prior resection of renal cell carcinoma who experience the onset of neurological disease, even after a prolonged disease-free interval. Long term survival is observed after the resection of solitary metastases, particularly if these appear after a prolonged disease-free interval.
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