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15 July 2026 : Case report  Japan

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 1

DOI: 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).

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American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923
American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923