title: Metastatic renal carcinoma to the parotid gland.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Dokuz Eylül University, Medical Faculty, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: M U
authors.initials: MU
authors.lastname: Günbay
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ceryan
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Küpelíoğlu
mesh_terms: D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*