A 74-year old man underwent a radical cholecystectomy for presumed gallbladder cancer.
The histology of the resected specimen in fact revealed the lesion to be metastatic renal cell carcinoma from his resected right nephrectomy performed 14 years previously.
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McWhirter D, den Dulk M, Terlizzo M, Malik HZ, Fenwick SW, Poston GJ. Are you the author?
Department of Liver Surgery, University Hospital Aintree, Longmoor Lane, Liverpool L9 7AL, UK.
Reference: Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2013 Nov;95(8):e136-8.
doi: 10.1308/003588413X13629960046679
PubMed Abstract
PMID: 24165330
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