Solitary Jejunal Metastasis Twenty Years after Removal of a Renal-Cell Carcinoma

Abstract

IT IS well known that metastasis from a carcinoma of the kidney may occur many years after removal of the primary tumor.^{1 2 3} The following example is reported because of the extraordinary interval between removal of the primary tumor and its recurrence and because of the unusual site of the metastasis. An additional feature of interest in this case was the occurrence of other benign ami malignant tumors.Case ReportMrs. E. A. (B.I.H. No. 18596) was 52 years old when she had a right nephrectomy in September, 1931, for a hypernephroma, The symptoms and signs were of 8 months' duration. . . .