Open AccessA rare case: Renal cell carcinoma metastasis to lower lip
Author(s) -
Ayşe Çeçen,
Esra Kavaz,
Seda Gün
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
deneysel ve klinik tıp dergisi/journal of experimental and clinical medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.103
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1309-4483
pISSN - 1309-5129
DOI - 10.52142/omujecm.38.3.38
Subject(s) - renal cell carcinoma , medicine , nephrectomy , metastasis , pathology , differential diagnosis , head and neck , carcinoma , lesion , clear cell carcinoma , clear cell renal cell carcinoma , kidney , clear cell , cancer , surgery
Approximately 15% of renal cell carcinomas metastasize to the head and neck region. Here in, we report a rare case report of a patient who underwent nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma (RCC) ten years ago and presented with metastatic renal cell carcinoma on her lower lip. A 65-year-old woman presented with a rapidly growing mass on the lower lip. Pathology report resulted in renal cell carcinoma metastasis. Although metastatic renal cell carcinoma to the head and neck is uncommon, metastasis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a rapidly growing vascular lesion in the head and neck area of patients with renal cell carcinoma.