Presentation
History of renal cell carcinoma.
Patient Data
Age: 45 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Renal cell carcinoma with hypervascular metastases
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White-out of the left hemithorax with positive mass effect, evidenced by tracheal and mediastinal deviation to the right, in keeping with large pleural fluid collection.
From the case:
Renal cell carcinoma with hypervascular metastases
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Large left pleural effusion with enhancing left sided pleural based masses. Multiple bilateral pulmonary nodules.
Large right renal mass.
Case Discussion
Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is one of the causes of hypervascular metastases. RCC is one of the more common cancers to present at an advanced stage because the primary can be asymptomatic.