title: Multiple metastatic deposits in the head and neck region from a renal cell carcinoma.
abstract: Metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC) presenting with multiple deposits in the head and neck region is unusual. It is not uncommon for a RCC to metastasise to a distant site after years of a tumour-free period, but most of it would be expected to have a single site of deposit. We report a rare case of a patient who had a nephrectomy 10 years earlier for RCC and presented with tumours in the frontal sinus and posterior pharyngeal wall. Radiological imaging and histology confirmed metastatic RCC at both sites.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Jalan Yaacob Latif, 56000 Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Azlan Iskandar
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Ishak
authors.forename: Suria Hayati
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Md Pauzi
authors.forename: Noraidah
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Masir
authors.forename: Bee See
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Goh