title: Thyroid-like metastases to the scalp from a papillary renal cell carcinoma: a case report.
abstract: The skin can host metastatic tumors originating from different organs. We report a case of metastatic renal cell carcinoma to the scalp in a 73-year-old man with features very similar to those of thyroid papillary carcinoma. The histogenesis in relation to its structure is discussed.
authors: Section of Anatomic Pathology, Department of Hematology and Oncology L and A Seràgnoli, University of Bologna, Bellaria Hospital, Bologna, Italy. annalisa.tosi3@unibo.it
authors: Anna Lisa
authors: AL
authors: Tosi
authors: Dario
authors: D
authors: de Biase
authors: Elisa
authors: E
authors: Leonardi
authors: Vincenzo
authors: V
authors: Eusebi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000175:diagnosis; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D012535:Scalp / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*