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SUBMITTER: Rochigneux P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6251103 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Rochigneux Philippe P Thomassin-Piana Jeanne J Laibe Sophy S Brunelle Serge S Salem Naji N Escudier Bernard B Vassal Gilles G Gravis Gwenaelle G
BMC cancer 20181122 1
<h4>Background</h4>Papillary renal cell carcinoma (pRCC) is the 2nd most frequent histological type of kidney cancer and accounts for approximately 15% of all renal cell carcinoma. It has a poorer prognosis than clear cell RCC (ccRCC) with a lack of standard treatments.<h4>Case presentation</h4>We report the case of a 51 year old man with a metastatic pRCC (hepatic dome and left colonic peritoneal carcinomatosis) progressive after sunitinib, with a MET amplification. The patient was enrolled in ...[more]