Collecting duct carcinoma (CDC) is a rare renal malignancy thought to develop from the collecting duct epithelium of the kidney.
CDC tends to have a more aggressive clinical course than conventional renal cell carcinoma (RCC), with early metastases. The occurrence of a mixed CDC and conventional RCC is infrequently reported in the literature. We report the first case of a metastatic mixed CDC and RCC presenting as back pain in a young adult. In addition we discuss the epidemiology of and current adjuvant therapies for CDC.
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Hennessey DB, Thomas AZ, Lynch TH. Are you the author?
Department of Urology, Craigavon Area Hospital, Portadown, Northern Ireland, UK.
Reference: BMJ Case Rep. 2013 Apr 19;2013. pii: bcr2013008987.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2013-008987
PubMed Abstract
PMID: 23606388
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