[Metastasis of a hypernephrome to the ear].
Renal cell carcinoma (Grawitz tumor, hypernephroma), may metastasize to the head and neck region at different stages of its evolution. The authors present a case of a 79 year old woman who consulted for otalgia, deafness, and tinnitus. A polyp in the external auditory canal proved to be a metastasis of a renal carcinoma. The patient underwent a nephrectomy eight years previously and had no problems since. The data on otolaryngological metastasis of this tumor as well as its pathogenesis are reviewed.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*; D000368:Aged; D004424:Ear Canal; D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis
Métastase à l'oreille d'un hypernéphrome.