Gastric Metastatis of Renal Cell Carcinoma Presenting as Polyps
Gulhan Kanat Unler
Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Baskent University, Konya, Turkey
Gulsum Teke Ozgur
Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Baskent University, Konya, Turkey
Huseyin Savas Gokturk *
Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Baskent University, Konya, Turkey.
Ozgur Hilal Erinanc
Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Baskent University, Konya, Turkey.
Oznur Kal
Department of Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Baskent University, Konya, Turkey
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Metastatic tumors of the stomach are very rare, with an incidence of 0, 2%- 0, 7% in the autopsy series. Malignant melanoma, carcinomas of breast, esophagus and lung are the most frequent primary tumor sites. The present case describes a 57-year-old woman who presented to the gastroenterology department with epigastric pain, nausea and vomiting for two months. Examinations revealed gastric metastasis of Renal Cell Carcinoma.
Keywords: Renal cell carcinoma, metastasis, stomach, upper endoscopy, kidney