Pulmonary Embolism Secondary to Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma

Abstract

A 55-year-old female was found to have a mass in the lower pole of the right kidney extending into the right renal vein and inferior vena cava (IVC) consistent with a renal cell carcinoma (RCC) ( Fig. 1A and B).

Pulmonary Arterial Tumor Embolism From Recurrent Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma on FDG PET/CT

“…With respect to RCC, available reports describe pulmonary tumor embolism only when a primary tumor is present or in the perioperative setting. To our knowledge, this is the first report in which the patient had long-term remission and recurrence manifested as pulmonary tumor emboli secondary to RCC 12–20 …”

“…To our knowledge, this is the first report in which the patient had long-term remission and recurrence manifested as pulmonary tumor emboli secondary to RCC. [12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]…”