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Pancreatic metastasis from renal cell carcinoma

F. Rypens, MD D. Van Gansbeke, MD J. P. Lambilliotte, MD ^* G. Van Regemorter, MD A. Verhest, MD and J. Struyven, MD

Department of Radiodiagnosis, Hôpital Erasme, Cliniques Universitaires de Bruxelles, B–1070 Brussels, Belgium ^* Department Surgery, Hôpital Erasme, Cliniques Universitaires de Bruxelles, B–1070 Brussels, Belgium Department Urology, Hôpital Erasme, Cliniques Universitaires de Bruxelles, B–1070 Brussels, Belgium Department Pathology, Hôpital Erasme, Cliniques Universitaires de Bruxelles, B–1070 Brussels, Belgium

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Pancreatic metastasis from renal cell carcinoma is exceptional, but may appear many years after initial diagnosis and radical nephrectomy of an apparently limited tumour. We report one case of an asymptomatic isolated pancreatic metastasis discovered fortuitously, 21 years after right radical nephrectomy for a low-grade renal cancer.

In 1969, a 47-year-old man underwent right nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma of "low-grade malignancy". At this time, no metastases were evident and he remained well on follow-up.

Key Words: Pancreas • Neoplasms • Renal cell carcinoma

Received for publication July 15, 1991. Accepted for publication September 20, 1991.