Synchronous Vaginal Metastasis of Renal Cell Carcinoma

, Ho Kyung Seo; , Weon Seo Park; , Jeong-Yeol Park; , Sang-Yoon Park; , Kang Hyun Lee

Case Report

The Korean Journal of Urological Oncology 2007;5(2):102-104.
Published online August 1, 2007.

Synchronous Vaginal Metastasis of Renal Cell Carcinoma

Ho Kyung Seo , Weon Seo Park ¹, Jeong-Yeol Park ², Sang-Yoon Park ², Kang Hyun Lee

⁰Urologic Oncology Clinic, Korea
¹Urologic Oncology Clinic, Department of Pathology, Korea
²Urologic Oncology Clinic, Center for Uterine Cancer, Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea

Abstract

The clinical presentation of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is unpredictable due to its various metastatic patterns. Metastasis of RCC to female genitalia is rare, but RCC has been reported to spread to the vagina in patients with asymptomatic primary renal tumors. The authors observed a case of renal cell carcinoma with synchronous vaginal metastasis, which was not detected when the renal mass was initially diagnosed. The patient underwent wide local excision and adjuvant immunotherapy for vaginal metastasis. (Korean J Urol Oncol 2007;5:102-104)

Key Words: Renal cell carcinoma, Vagina, Metastasis