Localized pleural metastasis without other organ metastases after nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma

We present a case of a 69-year-old man who had localized pleural metastasis without other organ metastases after nephrectomy for right renal cell carcinoma (RCC). He complained of respiratory symptoms for more than two years after the operation and was confirmed to have right pleural effusion and multiple pleural masses on computed tomography (CT). There were no abnormal findings in the other organs, but the pleural mass gradually increased in...