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Metachronous gallbladder metastasis from renal cell carcinoma—a rare clinical manifestation

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Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) represents a rare tumor entity accounting for approximately 3 % of all malignancies in the adult population. Approximately 30 % of all patients suffering from RCC develop metastases after nephrectomy and another 30 % of patients suffer from synchronous metastases at the date of diagnosis. Gallbladder metastases represent an extremely rare clinical condition and up to date there are only 35 published cases of gallbladder metastasis from RCC. Surgical resection should be the treatment of choice in any case based on the reported data in literature. In spite of the small series of cases, survival can be improved even in patients suffering from additional sites of metastases.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Division of General Surgery, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 29, 8036, Graz, Austria

    Karl Mrak MD, Hans-Jörg Mischinger MD & Peter Kornprat MD

  2. Institute of Pathology, Medical University Of Graz, Graz, Austria

    Carolin Lackner

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Mrak, K., Lackner, C., Mischinger, HJ. et al. Metachronous gallbladder metastasis from renal cell carcinoma—a rare clinical manifestation. Wien Klin Wochenschr 128, 669–671 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00508-016-1058-x

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