Humerus metastazı ile tanı konulan metastatik renal hücreli karsinom: olgu sunumu
JOURNAL OF HEALTH SCIENCES AND MEDICINE, vol.2, no.2, pp.68-71, 2019 (TRDizin)
- Publication Type: Article / Case Report
- Volume: 2 Issue: 2
- Publication Date: 2019
- Doi Number: 10.32322/jhsm.499989
- Journal Name: JOURNAL OF HEALTH SCIENCES AND MEDICINE
- Journal Indexes: Directory of Open Access Journals, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM), Index Copernicus
- Page Numbers: pp.68-71
- Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
- Bilecik Şeyh Edebali University Affiliated: No
Abstract
One-third of patients diagnosed with renal cell carcinoma (RCC) are metastatic at the time of diagnosis. RCC, the most common kidney cancer in adulthood, has a very high mortality rate. Bone metastases of the RCC usually present in the late period. Metastasis of RCC is osteolytic and aggressive. In this study, a 73-year-old RCC case diagnosed with humerus metastasis; clinic, imaging techniques and treatment methods are discussed in the light of literature.
Keywords: Humerus, metastasis, renal cell carcinoma