Introduction And Importance: Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is the most common primary renal malignancy in patients between the ages of 50 and 70. A rare described variant of RCC is transcription factor for immunoglobulin heavy-chain enhancer 3 (TFE3) rearranged RCC. Osseous metaplasia, which refers to the occurrence of normal bone tissue in soft tissue, has been observed in all subtypes of renal cell carcinoma (RCC); however, only three previous case reports have documented the occurrence of osseous metaplasia in TFE3-rearranged RCC.
Case Presentation: We present a case of a 65-year-old woman presenting with an incidentally discovered calcified Bi-lobed renal mass detected on bone densitometry composed of a calcified thick-walled cyst measuring 7×6.5×6.5 cm showing intraluminal densities and heterogeneous content, and a lobulated partially exophytic renal mass measuring 4.5×5.5×4.5 cm. The patient underwent robotic-assisted radical nephrectomy confirming the diagnosis of RCC with osseous metaplasia extending into the pelvic calyces and renal sinus fat implicating a pathological stage of T3a.
Clinical Discussion: TFE3-rearranged RCCs represent a rare sub-classification in adult RCCs. It may be associated with unfavorable prognosis and aggressive patterns of disease in the presence of osseous metaplasia.
Conclusion: This is the first case in the literature of TFE3-rearranged RCC with osseous metaplasia on bone mass densitometry scan and the fourth case of TFE3-rearranged RCC with osseous metaplasia. The patient is to be treated as a high-risk patient and to be monitored closely for recurrence of malignancy, as indicated in the EAU guidelines.
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