title: A Rare Cause of Nasal Obstruction: Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma.
abstract: Introduction. Renal cell carcinoma can present with several interesting symptoms, paraneoplastic syndromes, and unusual metastatic sites. Head and neck region is one of the rare locations for renal cell carcinoma metastasis.Case Report. A 50-year-old man was admitted to the hospital with nasal congestion and snoring. Physical examination revealed nasal serous secretion. First taken biopsy was misinterpreted. The symptoms of the patient were not revealed and he was readmitted to the hospital. On radiologic examination, a vascular rich mass in maxillary sinus extending to the nasal cavity was observed. Biopsy was diagnosed as renal cell carcinoma metastasis. Herein, we present a patient with renal cell carcinoma presenting nasal obstruction and snoring as first and recurrent symptom.
authors.affiliation: Kayseri Research and Training Hospital, Department of Pathology, Kayseri, Turkey.
authors.forename: Tuba Dilay
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-3981-6026
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Kokenek-Unal
authors.affiliation: Yildirim Beyazit University, Department of Pathology, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gumuskaya
authors.affiliation: Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Research and Training Hospital, Department of Ear-Nose-Throat, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ocal
authors.affiliation: Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Research and Training Hospital, Department of Pathology, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alper