title: Toothache as a presenting symptom of metastatic renal cell cancer.
abstract: A 53-year-old man with a 14-year history of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) presented with a 2-month history of right-sided upper jaw pain and severe bleeding during tooth extraction. Pathology review of a lower maxillary sinus/upper gingival mass revealed metastatic RCC. The presentation, differential diagnosis and literature review of this uncommon presentation of metastatic kidney cancer are discussed in this report.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, London Regional Cancer Program, London, ON.
authors.forename: Abhirami
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hallock
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rodrigues