Metastatic renal carcinoma to the parotid gland.
A case of renal carcinoma metastatic to the left parotid gland is presented. A 60-year-old male patient developed a painful mass in his left parotid region one and a half years after he had undergone a left nephrectomy operation for renal carcinoma. The mass was excised surgically. The histopathological diagnosis was metastatic renal carcinoma. From a review of the literature, it is apparent that unlike most of the cases reported, this one had a very aggressive nature. The clinical presentation of the metastasis, and the factors determining the prognosis in cases of metastatic renal carcinoma to the head and neck are discussed.
Günbay
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MU
Dokuz Eylül University, Medical Faculty, Izmir, Turkey.
Ceryan
K
K
Küpelíoğlu
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D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*