15 July 2026
: Case report
A 73-Year-Old Man With a Late Isolated Brain Metastasis of Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma Following a Durable Complete Response to Lenvatinib‐Pembrolizumab, Resulting in Deferred Cytoreductive Nephrectomy
Unusual clinical course
Fumihiro Ito ABDEF 1*, Koki Kobayashi B 1, Gaku Hayashi B 1, Shunsuke Kamijo B 1, Takashi Fujita A 1DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.953192
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e953192
Figure 3 Histopathological findings of the resected primary renal tumor following neoadjuvant lenvatinib-pembrolizumab therapy and deferred cytoreductive nephrectomy. (A) Extensive treatment-related changes are present within the primary tumor bed, including fibrosis, hemorrhage, necrosis, and aggregates of foamy macrophages (hematoxylin and eosin [H&E], × 400). (B) Residual viable clear cell renal cell carcinoma composed of tumor cells with abundant clear cytoplasm arranged in nests and cords within a delicate vascular network (H&E, × 400). (C) Sarcomatoid differentiation characterized by spindle-cell proliferation with marked nuclear pleomorphism and loss of conventional clear cell morphology (H&E, × 400). (D) High-power view of the sarcomatoid component demonstrating severe nuclear atypia, hyperchromasia, and pleomorphic tumor cells (H&E, × 1000).






