Metastasis to the larynx revealing a renal cell carcinoma.
A rare case of laryngeal metastasis as the first sign of an unrecognized renal cell carcinoma, occurring in a 73-year-old man, is reported. The clinical picture, pathology, diagnosis, differential diagnosis and prognosis are discussed.
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Department of Otolaryngology, University of Padua, Italy.
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Meli
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Recher
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Visonà
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D000368:Aged; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D008297:Male