The majority of patients with renal cell carcinoma develop recurrence within 5 years following radical nephrectomy. Very late sole local recurrence beyond 10 years is rare, and all reported cases had clear cell histology. Surgical resection of local recurrence remains the best option for disease management. This case opens the way for further studying the rare histological variants of renal cancer and to encourage prolonged follow-up and offering surgery as the best option for managing these cases.

Journal of surgical case reports. 2019 Aug 31*** epublish ***

Asmaa Ismail, Hazem Elmansy, Walid Shahrour, Owen Prowse, Ahmed Kotb

Urology Department, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Thunder Bay, ON, Canada.

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