Tumour Seeding After a Thoracic Biopsy for Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Case Report and a Review of the Literature. (June 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Dionese, Michele; Basso, Umberto; Ramondo, Gaetano; Pierantoni, Francesco; Bimbatti, Davide; Caumo, Francesca; Zagonel, Vittorina; Maruzzo, Marco
• Is Part Of: Clinical medicine insights. Oncology. Volume 15(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021-06
• Subjects: Neoplasm seeding -- renal cell carcinoma -- percutaneous biopsy complications; Oncology -- Periodicals; 616.994005
• DOI: 10.1177/11795549211022261
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1179-5549

Abstract

The role of percutaneous tumour biopsies had gain importance in the management of renal cell carcinoma to provide diagnostic specimen for the patients with metastatic disease that could benefit a systemic treatment. Among the possible complications of this procedure, however, there is the risk of tumoral cells seeding along the biopsy's tract; this complication, albeit being reported as anecdotal, could have devastating effects. Here we report a case of a young male who developed subcutaneous chest metastasis of renal cell carcinoma after a biopsy of a lung nodule. We subsequently reviewed other cases reported in literature