Incision site metastasis is a rare yet well-recognized complication of oncologic operations. We describe the case of a 60-year-old man with a large mass at the site of abdominal incision for a nephrectomy. The operation was performed for infection in an obstructed kidney, which in retrospect harbored malignancy. Percutaneous core biopsy of the mass revealed metastatic conventional renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Surgical resection was obviated by the presence of nodal disease on imaging. Palliative targeted therapy with tyrosine kinase inhibitor was initiated. RCC can not only mimic an inflammatory renal mass radiologically but also coexist with infective renal conditions. Diligent histopathological examination as a routine following nephrectomy for complicated diagnoses is imperative.
Journal of cancer research and therapeutics. 0000 Jan [Epub]
Ranil Johann Boaz, Tanush Vig, Ramani Manojkumar, Antony Devasia
Department of Urology, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India., Department of Pathology, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.