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ReviewBMC nephrology2025

Unclassified renal cell carcinoma with multi-organ metastasis treated with surgery and targeted therapy combination: a case report and literature review.

Gonglin Tang, Jianing Sun, Rui Yang, Xin Chen, Gang Wu, Hongwei Zhao

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Review in BMC nephrology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Gonglin Tang *Department of Urology, The Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, No. 20 East Yuhuangding Road, Yantai, Shandong, 264000, China.
Jianing Sun *School of Clinical Medicine, Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang, China.
Rui Yang *Department of Critical Care Medicine, Shengli Oilfield Central Hospital, Dongying, China.
Xin ChenDepartment of Urology, The Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, No. 20 East Yuhuangding Road, Yantai, Shandong, 264000, China.
Gang WuDepartment of Urology, The Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, No. 20 East Yuhuangding Road, Yantai, Shandong, 264000, China. wugd1209@163.com.
Hongwei ZhaoDepartment of Urology, The Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, No. 20 East Yuhuangding Road, Yantai, Shandong, 264000, China. 15153578806@126.com.

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 81972376Taishan Scholar Foundation of Shandong Province tsqn202211379
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We present a rare case of unclassified renal cell carcinoma (RCC) in a 66-year-old woman, exhibiting multi-organ invasion. The patient was asymptomatic until a health exam revealed a left renal mass. CT scans showed an irregular, 6.8 × 8.9 cm mass involving the renal sinus, with possible pancreatic infiltration and retroperitoneal lymph node metastasis. Intraoperative findings necessitated multi-organ resection, including the left kidney, spleen, and portions of the pancreas. Histopathology confirmed unclassified RCC, positive for CA-9, CD10, Vim, and negative for P504S, CD99, Desmin. Post-surgery, the patient received cabozantinib and nivolumab, and remains progression-free at 22 months of follow-up. This case analyzed the diagnosis and treatment of aggressive unclassified RCC, and showed good efficacy after extensive surgical resection and combined treatment with cabozantinib and nivolumab, which may help further study of unclassified RCC.

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Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCarcinoma, Renal CellKidney NeoplasmsAgedAnilidesCombined Modality TherapyFemaleHumansNephrectomyNivolumabPyridinesAnilidescabozantinibNivolumabPyridinesCase reportImmunohistochemistryMulti-organ invasionTargeted therapyUnclassified renal cell carcinoma

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PMID40597937
PMCPMC12211169

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