Two cases of advanced renal cell cancer with prolonged survival of 8 and 12 years

Turhal N.

JAPANESE JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY, vol.32, no.4, pp.152-153, 2002 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 32 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2002
  • Doi Number: 10.1093/jjco/hyf033
  • Journal Name: JAPANESE JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.152-153
  • Marmara University Affiliated: No

Abstract

The prognosis of Stage IV renal cell cancer (RCC) is poor. Most of the long-term survivors are patients with resected solitary metastases. We report two cases of inoperable Stage IV RCC with survival of 8 and 12 years. While it is possible that the natural history of the disease contributed to such survival, the long duration of stable disease was remarkable.