title: Renal carcinoma metastasis to the parotid gland.
abstract: Metastatic tumours in major salivary glands are uncommon with a higher incidence of primary sites from the head and neck. The lungs and breast are the common primary sites, while metastases from the kidney are very rarely found. The authors describe a case of renal clear-cell carcinoma with metastasis to the parotid gland. The incidence of a metastasis in the parotid gland from a primary renal carcinoma, even if rare, should not be overlooked in making a correct differential diagnosis with acinic cell carcinoma and monomorphic clear cell adenoma.
authors.affiliation: ENT Department, Ospedale Maggiore-Novara, Italy.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pisani
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Angeli
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Krengli
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pia
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*