Case Reports in Urology (Jan 2012)

Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Change Vascularity

  • Takeshi Azuma,
  • Yukihide Matayoshi,
  • Yohsuke Sato,
  • Yujiro Sato,
  • Yasushi Nagase

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/654617
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2012

Abstract

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Several molecular targeted agents have been approved for clinical use for metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC). A case of a 32-year-old woman with mRCC is presented. These tumors could change vascularity by administration of molecular agents. We could select a drug timely based on findings of computed tomography. To our knowledge, this is the first report that tumor’s character change induced by molecular targeted agents can be detected and the efficacy of molecular targeted agents can be predicted.