Open AccessCarcinoma of tongue with solitary metastasis to kidney - case report
Author(s) -
YB Thyavihally,
HB Tongaonkar,
AK D'Cruz,
Roshan F. Chinoy
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
indian journal of urology/indian journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-3824
pISSN - 0970-1591
DOI - 10.4103/0970-1591.19636
Subject(s) - medicine , tongue , metastasis , kidney , general surgery , radiology , oncology , pathology , cancer
The most common tumors which metastatise to kidney are lymphoma, leukemia, and lungs. Metastatic tumors of the kidney are usually small, asymptomatic and occasionally cause flank pain and hematuria. Distinction from renal cell carcinoma is difficult to differentiate and a tissue diagnosis is imperative. Solitary metastasis to kidney from carcinoma tongue is rare. We report a case of isolated renal metastases from tongue cancer to show at the possibility of tumor metastasis, although rare, should always be considered in the differential diagnosis of renal mass