Open AccessMetastases of renal cell carcinoma to the larynx and thyroid: Two case reports on metastasis developing years after nephrectomy
Author(s) -
Lütfiye Demir,
Çiğdem Erten,
İşıl Somali,
Alper Can,
Ahmet Dirican,
Vedat Bayoğlu,
Yüksel Küçükzeybek,
Ayşegül Aksoy Altınboğa,
Murat Ermete,
Rukiye Mine Oztop,
Mustafa Oktay Tarhan
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
canadian urological association journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.477
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1920-1214
pISSN - 1911-6470
DOI - 10.5489/cuaj.92
Subject(s) - medicine , nephrectomy , renal cell carcinoma , metastasis , larynx , head and neck , thyroid , lymph , pathology , vascular invasion , carcinoma , kidney , cancer , surgery
Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) has a high metastatic potential due to its hematogen and vascular features. It metastasizes frequently to the lungs, the bones, the liver, the lymph nodes and the brain. Metastasis of RCC to the head and neck region is quite rare. In this case report, two RCC patients with head and neck metastases are presented: one occurring after 5 years and the other occurring 17 years after diagnosis.