Metastatic renal cell carcinoma to the palpebral lobe of the lacrimal gland.
OBJECTIVE
To describe a clinicopathologic correlation of a metastatic renal cell carcinoma to lacrimal gland.


METHODS
Case report.


RESULTS
A 59-year-old man with a history of renal cell carcinoma had a hemorrhagic mass involving the palpebral lobe of the right lacrimal gland. Fundus examination disclosed two lesions with typical features of choroidal metastasis. The lacrimal gland mass was excised, and histopathologic examination revealed metastatic renal cell carcinoma. The patient was treated for systemic metastasis but required no further ocular treatment.


CONCLUSIONS
Renal cell carcinoma can metastasize to the lacrimal gland, where it may appear as a hemorrhagic mass.
Shields
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Oncology Service, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, USA.
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Eagle
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Singh
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Armstrong
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D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D005130:Eye Hemorrhage / Q000473:pathology; D005134:Eye Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D007766:Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged