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Two cases of renal cell carcinoma, metastatic to the pancreas, are presented. The lesions were hypoechoic with ultrasound examination, and were mixed iso- and hypodense with computed tomography. Angiography was performed in one case, and showed a typical hypervascular pattern of the metastatic tumor.
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Strijk, S.P. Pancreatic metastases of renal cell carcinoma: Report of two cases. Gastrointest Radiol 14, 123–126 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01889175
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