TY - JOUR
T1 - Renal Cell Carcinoma With Pulmonary Metastasis and Metachronous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
AU - Bowman, Isaac A.
AU - Pedrosa, Ivan
AU - Kapur, Payal
AU - Brugarolas, James
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2017/8
Y1 - 2017/8
N2 - The development of a new primary lung cancer in patients treated for metastatic renal cell carcinoma is likely underappreciated. We examine the frequency of this occurrence at our institution, report 3 cases in detail, and describe the clinical and radiographic features that help distinguish between metastatic and primary lung cancers. Introduction The development of a second primary malignancy in a patient with a preexisting diagnosis of metastatic cancer may be easily overlooked or misattributed to progression of disease. We report 3 patients with clear-cell renal cell carcinoma (RCC) metastatic to the lungs who were subsequently diagnosed with non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). We examined the frequency of this occurrence within our institution and report on the radiographic findings that may help distinguish between metastatic RCC and primary lung cancers. Methods Patients who received systemic targeted therapy for metastatic RCC at our institution between January 2006 and October 2013 were identified, and the proportion and incidence rate for developing NSCLC with preexisting metastatic RCC were calculated. Results Two percent (3/151; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.68%-5.68%) of patients treated for metastatic RCC with systemic targeted therapies at our institution were subsequently diagnosed with NSCLC, increasing to 3.5% (3/85; 95% CI, 1.21%-9.87%) among patients with known RCC pulmonary metastasis. The incident rate for development of NSCLC in patients with metastatic RCC was 0.87 per 100 person-years (95% CI, 0.22-2.4). Conclusion The subsequent diagnosis of a primary lung cancer in metastatic RCC patients occurred in 2% of patients at our institution and is underreported in the literature. Primary NSCLC may be underdiagnosed in patients with metastatic RCC. Both the radiographic appearance and clinical behavior of a lesion may hold clues that can help distinguish between a new primary and progression of metastatic disease.
AB - The development of a new primary lung cancer in patients treated for metastatic renal cell carcinoma is likely underappreciated. We examine the frequency of this occurrence at our institution, report 3 cases in detail, and describe the clinical and radiographic features that help distinguish between metastatic and primary lung cancers. Introduction The development of a second primary malignancy in a patient with a preexisting diagnosis of metastatic cancer may be easily overlooked or misattributed to progression of disease. We report 3 patients with clear-cell renal cell carcinoma (RCC) metastatic to the lungs who were subsequently diagnosed with non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). We examined the frequency of this occurrence within our institution and report on the radiographic findings that may help distinguish between metastatic RCC and primary lung cancers. Methods Patients who received systemic targeted therapy for metastatic RCC at our institution between January 2006 and October 2013 were identified, and the proportion and incidence rate for developing NSCLC with preexisting metastatic RCC were calculated. Results Two percent (3/151; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.68%-5.68%) of patients treated for metastatic RCC with systemic targeted therapies at our institution were subsequently diagnosed with NSCLC, increasing to 3.5% (3/85; 95% CI, 1.21%-9.87%) among patients with known RCC pulmonary metastasis. The incident rate for development of NSCLC in patients with metastatic RCC was 0.87 per 100 person-years (95% CI, 0.22-2.4). Conclusion The subsequent diagnosis of a primary lung cancer in metastatic RCC patients occurred in 2% of patients at our institution and is underreported in the literature. Primary NSCLC may be underdiagnosed in patients with metastatic RCC. Both the radiographic appearance and clinical behavior of a lesion may hold clues that can help distinguish between a new primary and progression of metastatic disease.
KW - Metastatic renal cell carcinoma
KW - NSCLC
KW - Pulmonary nodule
KW - Second primary tumor
KW - ccRCC
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U2 - 10.1016/j.clgc.2017.01.026
DO - 10.1016/j.clgc.2017.01.026
M3 - Article
C2 - 28258962
AN - SCOPUS:85014001651
SN - 1558-7673
VL - 15
SP - e675-e680
JO - Clinical Genitourinary Cancer
JF - Clinical Genitourinary Cancer
IS - 4
ER -