A Large Number of Metastatic Subcutaneous Nodules: A Complication of Percutaneous Biopsy for Atypical Renal Cell Carcinoma
Urology Journal,
Vol. 16 No. 4 (2019),
18 Mordad 2019
,
Page 415-416
https://doi.org/10.22037/uj.v16i4.4355
Abstract
A 68-year-old man underwent ultrasound-guided needle biopsy of a suspicious renal mass. Just two weeks later, a large number of subcutaneous nodules was found in patient's chest-back, neck and axilla. pathology analysis was found to be metastatic subcutaneous nodules, These features suggest that tumor seeding have occurred during the needle biopsy. Despite needle tract seeding is a rare event, this rare complication should be taken into consideration before contemplating its use in a patient.
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