Open AccessPrimary extrarenal papillary renal cell carcinoma presenting as a neck mass
Author(s) -
S Srivishnu,
Ganesh Bakshi,
Santosh Me
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
indian journal of urology/indian journal of urology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-3824
pISSN - 0970-1591
DOI - 10.4103/iju.iju_229_20
Subject(s) - medicine , renal cell carcinoma , papillary renal cell carcinomas , neck mass , pathology , renal mass , immunohistochemistry , carcinoma , lesion , kidney , radiology , nephrectomy
Extrarenal primary renal cell carcinoma is an extremely rare entity with limited literature. Characteristic findings of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) at the metastatic site in the absence of a discrete radiological renal lesion can perplex both the clinician and pathologist. We report a case of metastatic primary extrarenal papillary RCC, who presented as a neck mass clinically and radiologically a paraaortic mass with normal bilateral native kidneys. The final diagnosis was aided by histopathological features, further confirmed by targeted immunohistochemical markers.