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The coexistence of clear cell renal cell carcinoma and gastrointestinal stromal tumor with portal vein metastasis, and its favorable response to sunitinib.
Expert review of anticancer therapy - 1 Feb 2013
Tao Jin, Ni Chen, Jin Yao, Yuchun Zhu, Peng Zhang, Yuru Yang, Hao Zeng
Abstract excerpt
The authors report the case of a 42-year-old man with a rare coexistence of clear cell renal cell carcinoma and gastrointestinal stromal tumor of the stomach with concurrent portal vein metastasis. After surgical resection of the two original masses, the patient was treated with sunitinib malate to control the portal vein metastasis. The metastatic lesion completely disappeared after two cycles of treatment. This...
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