Lung Metastasis From Renal Cell Carcinoma 16 years After Nephrectomy: A
Case Report and Review of the Literature
Abstract
Recurrence rate of renal cell carcinoma in the lungs after five years of
nephrectomy is 93%. The occurrence of RCC after 16 years of nephrectomy
as pulmonary metastasis is rare and needs to be considered in patient
presenting with pulmonary nodules after a long interval since
nephrectomy.