[Maxillary sinus metastasis of renal cell carcinoma].
Paranasal sinuses and nose metastasis are very uncommon tumors, about 50 have been reported. Renal cell carcinoma is the primary neoplasm which most frequently metastasizes in the nasosinusal region, followed by breast and lung. Symptoms are unspecific, but the epistaxis constitutes the most common sign due to the significant vascularizations of the tumor. Prognosis is poor. The survival rate fluctuates between 15-30% at 5 years. Surgery is the elective treatment.
Torres Muros
B
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Servicios de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital Clinico Virgen de la Victoria, Málaga. btorresm@telepolis.com
Solano Romero
J R
JR
Baró Rodriguez
J G
JG
Bonilla Parrilla
R
R
D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008444:Maxillary Sinus Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography