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Solitary metastasis of renal cell carcinoma to the third ventricular choroid plexus with rapid clinical manifestation by intratumoral hemorrhage

Although the choroid plexus receives an abundant supply of blood, metastasis of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) to the choroid plexus is the least common form of brain metastasis. [1],[2],[3] In particular, a metastasis to the third ventricle has never been reported. We describe the first case of a solitary metastasis of RCC to the third ventricle, which resulted in acute clinical symptoms due to recurrent intratumoral hemorrhages, and discussed with an emphasis on therapeutic aspects.

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A 72-year-old man was admitted to our hospital in August 2003 because of progressive worsening of cognitive function. Sixty months ago, the patient had a medical history of RCC treated with left ...

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