Pooleri GK, Kleetus JM, Laddha A, Thomas A. Long-term Survival in a Case of Renal Cell Carcinoma With Brain Metastases: A Case Report.
CLINICAL MEDICINE INSIGHTS-CASE REPORTS 2019;
12:1179547619854703. [PMID:
31258340 PMCID:
PMC6587384 DOI:
10.1177/1179547619854703]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2019] [Accepted: 05/14/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
Abstract
Renal cell carcinoma with brain metastases is considered to have a poor prognosis. We are reporting a case of a 63-year-old male who showed excellent long term remission with a combination treatment of radiation and tyrosine kinase inhibitor for a solitary lesion in the brain, secondary to the renal tumor.
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