Open AccessRenal cell carcinoma presenting as mandibular metastasis
Author(s) -
Hassan Ahmadnia,
Negar Mokhtari Amirmajdi,
Ehsan Mansourian
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
saudi journal of kidney diseases and transplantation/našrat amraḍ wa zira'aẗ al-kulaẗ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.268
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 2320-3838
pISSN - 1319-2442
DOI - 10.4103/1319-2442.113889
Subject(s) - medicine , renal cell carcinoma , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , nephrectomy , metastasis , lesion , pathological , biopsy , carcinoma , bone metastasis , radiology , kidney , pathology , cancer , botany , biology , genus
Renal clear cell carcinoma (RCC) has different manifestations, including uncommon metastasis and paraneoplastic syndromes. Here we report a rare case of RCC presenting as metastasis to the mandible. A 57-year-old patient with mandibular swelling was referred to the dentist. After necessary evaluations, an incisional biopsy of mandible showed metastatic RCC. The patient was referred to the urologist. The patient underwent right radical nephrectomy. Pathological examination showed clear renal cell carcinoma. Every abnormal bone lesion in the oral cavity should be evaluated carefully and the possibility of a malignant lesion should always be considered.