Metastatic renal cell carcinoma initially presented as a tongue mass

Altinel, Deniz; Etıt, Demet; Tan, Ayça; Bayol, Ümit; Bulut, Volkan Numan; Erdoğan, Işın Gökçöl; Beyhan, Rafet; Yalçın, Yusuf

doi:10.5146/tjpath.2010.01036

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“…RCC metastasizes usually late and its metastasis is seen in 20-40% of patients [2]. However, some of the cases are diagnosed after metastasis [8]. Metastatic RCC is known as one of the most resistant tumors to treatment.…”

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Metastasis of Renal Cell Carcinoma to Mandible

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et al. 2019

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Background: Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is one of the most common urological malignancies. Case Report: A 62-year-old male patient was admitted to our clinic due to painful swelling on the right side of his face. On the panoramic radiograph, a well defined, unilocular, approximately 1.9×1.5 cm sized radiolucent area was observed. It was decided to enucleate the lesion, which was thought to be 'radicular cyst' radiographically. While performing incision and flap operations, bleeding continued in an abnormal amount. Surgical material was diagnosed a RCC metastasis. Conclusion: The possibility of a metastatic tumor in cases with excessive bleeding during surgery should be kept in mind.

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“…The thyroid gland is the most common organ in this region that has undergone metastasis by RCC [12]. Soft tissue metastasis, such as oral gingiva, tongue, uvula and lip, have also been reported [8,13].…”

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Metastasis of Renal Cell Carcinoma to Mandible

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Özeç³

et al. 2019

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“…RCC is one of the most common tumors to metastasize to the head and neck region, after lung and breast cancer [ 2 , 4 , 5 ]. A tongue metastasis as an initial presentation of RCC is extremely rare [ 4 , 5 ]. An exhaustive literature review conducted by Azam et al .…”

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“…Out of these, three cases presented initially with tongue metastases [ 3 , 5 ]. To complete this study, we conducted an additional literature review, presented in Table 1 , of 18 cases published from 2008 to 2017 [ 3 , 4 , 6 , 9 – 23 ]. Only 6 of the 18 reported cases of RCC tongue metastasis presented initially with tongue metastases [ 3 , 4 , 12 , 17 , 18 , 20 ].…”

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Lingual metastasis as an initial presentation of renal cell carcinoma: a case report

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BackgroundRenal cell carcinoma is the third most common tumor that metastasizes to the head and neck, after breast and lung carcinomas. Tongue metastasis as an initial presentation of renal cell carcinoma is extremely rare, and very few cases have been reported. The prognosis is poor. We present a rare case of metastatic renal cell carcinoma that initially presented as a tongue lesion.Case presentationWe report the case of a 55-year-old white man who presented with a large exophytic lesion on his tongue. A biopsy was taken, and pathologic examination showed a poorly differentiated carcinoma including a sarcomatoid component. Subtotal glossectomy with neck dissection were planned, but a positron emission tomographic-computed tomography scan showed a left kidney mass. Immunohistochemical evaluation of the tongue lesion was performed, and it was compatible with metastasis from primary renal cell carcinoma. The biopsy of the renal lesion showed a high-grade unclassified renal cell carcinoma. Although our patient underwent systemic therapy, he died of hemorrhagic complications 3 months after the initiation of therapy.ConclusionTongue lesions require a complete assessment to distinguish a metastasis from a primary cancer in order to give the appropriate treatment.

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