Case Report
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World J Gastrointest Pharmacol Ther. Sep 5, 2025; 16(3): 108266
Published online Sep 5, 2025. doi: 10.4292/wjgpt.v16.i3.108266
Uncommon metastatic pattern of renal cell carcinoma (simultaneous metastasis to the small intestine and skeletal muscle): A case report
Naveena Murugan, Yodsui Figueroa Hernandez, Nisar Amin, Michael Dahip, Ebubekir Daglilar, Harleen Kaur Chela
Naveena Murugan, Department of Internal Medicine, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Charleston, WV 25304, United States
Yodsui Figueroa Hernandez, Department of Anatomy and Laboratory Medicine, West Virginia University-Pathology, Morgantown, WV 26506, United States
Nisar Amin, Department of Internal Medicine, Charleston Area Medical Center, Charleston, WV 25304, United States
Michael Dahip, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Dignity Health Medical Group, Chandler, AZ 85224, United States
Ebubekir Daglilar, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, West Virginia University-Charleston Division, Charleston, WV 25304, United States
Harleen Kaur Chela, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Charleston Area Medical Center, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Charleston, WV 25304, United States
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Corresponding author: Harleen Kaur Chela, Assistant Professor, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Charleston Area Medical Center, West Virginia University School of Medicine, 64 Medical Center Drive, Charleston, WV 25304, United States. harleen.chela@camc.org
Received: April 9, 2025
Revised: April 30, 2025
Accepted: June 23, 2025
Published online: September 5, 2025
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Renal cell carcinoma is a malignant tumor that can recur despite treatment similar to other malignancies. The recurrence can present itself as a metastatic process. The involvement of two sites simultaneously as metastatic recurrence is quite uncommon, more so for that to be the small intestine and the skeletal muscle (psoas).