2015
DOI: 10.7759/cureus.366
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Synchronous Oligometastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer and Isolated Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Case Report and Literature Review

Abstract: A 58-year-old gentleman presenting with a progressive headache, visual disturbance, decreased appetite, and weight loss was found to have a localized clear cell carcinoma of the kidney and synchronous Stage IV non-small cell lung cancer with a solitary brain metastasis. This case illustrates the challenges in distinguishing between primary and metastatic disease in a patient with both renal cell carcinoma and lung cancer. We highlight the uncertainties in the diagnosis and management of this unique clinical sc… Show more

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“…Palliative radiotherapy was also planned due to massive hemoptysis. Similar to our case, Nguyen and Louie (11) observed an oligometastatic papillary adenocarcinoma of the lung with solitary brain metastasis in the setting of a synchronous primary renal neoplasm in a 58-year-old gentleman. Their case subsequently underwent pulmonary lobectomy, intracranial resections, and partial nephrectomy, respectively.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 88%
“…Palliative radiotherapy was also planned due to massive hemoptysis. Similar to our case, Nguyen and Louie (11) observed an oligometastatic papillary adenocarcinoma of the lung with solitary brain metastasis in the setting of a synchronous primary renal neoplasm in a 58-year-old gentleman. Their case subsequently underwent pulmonary lobectomy, intracranial resections, and partial nephrectomy, respectively.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 88%