Pathological fracture of the femoral shaft - renal cell carcinoma metastasis
Presentation
Fracture of the right femur during walking. No known history of malignancy at the time of presentation.
Patient Data
Proximal diaphyseal fracture of the right femur. There are ill-defined soft tissues component throughout the fracture.
Case Discussion
The history of fracture and its aspects of imaging suggests a pathological fracture.
The patient underwent an abdominal CT that showed (not available) a 6 cm mass in the left kidney.
The patient was treated with segmental bone resection and reconstruction with a modular titanium diaphyseal endoprosthesis.
The diagnosis was confirmed as a metastatic renal cell carcinoma.