SARCOMATOID RENAL CELL CARCINOMA WITH HEMOPTYSIS A RARE CASE REPORT

Renal cell carcinomas are rare tumours and sarcomatoid renal cell carcinomas are even more uncommon. Clearcell and chromophil components are the most common carcinomatous constituents in sarcomatoid renal cell carcinomas. These tumours usually present with a triad of haematuria, abdominal pain and an abdominal mass with more than 80 percent of patients presenting with metastasis. We describe a 62 - year old man with metastatic sarcomatoid renal cell carcinoma at presentation who underwent radical nephrectomy and splenectomy but succumbed prior to initiation of chemotherapy.