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A case of asymptomatic metachronous metastatic unilateral renal cell adenocarcinoma to the gallbladder detected five years after resection of the primary renal neoplasm is reported here. The lesion was diagnosed by contrast enhancement of a gallbladder mass on abdominal computerized tomography scan and by color Doppler sonographic study of the gallbladder, both of which demonstrated the vascular supply to the intraluminal gallbladder mass. The biological behavior of renal cell adenocarcinoma is reviewed. Guidelines for the evaluation of intraluminal gallbladder masses are suggested.
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Nagler, J., McSherry, C.K. & Miskovitz, P. Asymptomatic metachronous metastatic renal cell adenocarcinoma to the gallbladder. Digest Dis Sci 39, 2476–2479 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02087669
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