title: Late metastasis of renal cell carcinoma to the submaxillary gland 10 years after radical nephrectomy.
abstract: Renal cell carcinoma metastasis to the submaxillary gland after tumor nephrectomy has not been previously recorded in the literature. Most reported cases have involved the parotid gland. We report in this article the first case of solitary submaxillary gland metastasis from clear cell renal cell carcinoma in an 83-year-old man who presented 10 years after primary treatment. The submaxillary gland was excised with preservation of the facial nerve.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urologic Surgery, Tenon Hospital, Paris, France. s_moudouni@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: Said M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Moudouni
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tligui
authors.forename: Jean D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Doublet
authors.forename: Francois
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Haab
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gattegno
authors.forename: Phlippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Thibault
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009392:Nephrectomy; D013365:Submandibular Gland Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D013997:Time Factors; D014463:Ultrasonography