MULTIPLE METASTATIC DEPOSITS IN THE HEAD AND NECK REGION FROM A RENAL CELL CARCINOMA

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Published: Dec 31, 2010
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21315/
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cancer of the head and neck, diagnostic imaging, neoplasm metastases, oncology, renal cell carcinoma, signs and symptoms

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Azlan Iskandar Ishak
Department of Otorhinolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Jalan Yaacob Latif, 56000 Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Suria Hayati Md Pauzi
Department of Pathology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Jalan Yaacob Latif, 56000 Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Noraidah Masir
Department of Pathology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Jalan Yaacob Latif, 56000 Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Goh Bee See
Department of Otorhinolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Jalan Yaacob Latif, 56000 Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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.

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Azlan Iskandar Ishak, Suria Hayati Md Pauzi, Noraidah Masir, Goh Bee See. MULTIPLE METASTATIC DEPOSITS IN THE HEAD AND NECK REGION FROM A RENAL CELL CARCINOMA. Malays J Med Sci [Internet]. 2010 Dec. 31 [cited 2026 Oct. 22];17(4):71-4. Available from: https://ejournal.usm.my/mjms/article/view/mjms_vol17-no4-2010_12
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Vol. 17 No. 4 (2010)
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