TY - JOUR
T1 - Metastasis of renal cell carcinoma to the neck; A case report
AU - Abe, Noriko
AU - Sako, Tsukasa
AU - Tomita, Toshiki
AU - Sakamoto, Yutaka
PY - 1997
Y1 - 1997
N2 - Metastasis of a renal cell carcinoma to head and neck regions is very rare. A 53-year-old woman presented with a large neck tumor on her left side. Several examinations revealed the mass to be metastasis of renal cell carcinoma. The patient also demonstrated complications of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIG) about 3 weeks after the appearance of the neck tumor symptoms. A frozen section revealed the metastatic tumor to be a higher grade malignancy than the primary tumor. Thereafter the patient deteriorated rapidly. When lower cervical or supraclavicular adenopathy is found, the possibility of metastasis from peritoneal organs, including the kidney, should be considered.
AB - Metastasis of a renal cell carcinoma to head and neck regions is very rare. A 53-year-old woman presented with a large neck tumor on her left side. Several examinations revealed the mass to be metastasis of renal cell carcinoma. The patient also demonstrated complications of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIG) about 3 weeks after the appearance of the neck tumor symptoms. A frozen section revealed the metastatic tumor to be a higher grade malignancy than the primary tumor. Thereafter the patient deteriorated rapidly. When lower cervical or supraclavicular adenopathy is found, the possibility of metastasis from peritoneal organs, including the kidney, should be considered.
KW - Metastatic tumor
KW - Rapidly deterioration
KW - Renal cell carcinoma
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U2 - 10.5631/jibirin.90.1147
DO - 10.5631/jibirin.90.1147
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33748379212
SN - 0032-6313
VL - 90
SP - 1147
EP - 1150
JO - Practica Oto-Rhino-Laryngologica
JF - Practica Oto-Rhino-Laryngologica
IS - 10
ER -