• Arch. Esp. Urol. · May 2016

    Case Reports

    [Clear cell renal cell carcinoma metastasized by a breast ductal carcinoma].

    • M Urdiales-Viedma, Rafael J Luque, F Valle, and S Martos-Padilla.
    • Anatomic Pathology. Hospital S. Juan de la Cruz. Úbeda.
    • Arch. Esp. Urol. 2016 May 1; 69 (4): 197-201.

    ObjectiveTo report a clear cell renal cell carcinoma recipient of a metastasizing ductal carcinoma of the breast: A tumor-to-tumor metastasis.MethodsA 71 year-old woman with a past history of breast carcinoma, diagnosed 12 years before, underwent a nephrectomy for an incidental kidney mass found in a routine imaging examination.ResultsHistological examination revealed foci of ductal carcinoma of the breast in an otherwise typical clear cell renal cell carcinoma of the kidney. Immunohistochemical examination confirmed a metastasis of an infiltrating breast carcinoma to a clear cell renal cell carcinoma (positive to GATA3, hormonal receptors and mamoglobin) in a clear cell renal cell carcinoma (positive to PAX8, CD10 and vimentin).ConclusionsAwareness of this phenomenon should always be kept in mind by urologist in patients with a known history of a previous malignancy and by pathologists when finding a renal tumor with an unusual or dimorphic morphology. Immunohistochemistry plays an important role to establish the exact diagnosis.

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