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Case 32 - Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma of the Parotid Gland

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 November 2019

By
Alessandro Franchi ,
Luca Novelli ,
Cecilia Taverna ,
Michele Pietragalla  and
Giuseppe Spinelli
Edited by
Alessandro Franchi
Alessandro Franchi
Affiliation:
Università degli Studi di Firenze, Italy
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Summary

A 59-year-old female with a 9-year history of clear cell renal cell carcinoma (RCC) with metastases to lungs, pancreas, and gallbladder, treated by nephrectomy, adjuvant chemotherapy, and biological therapy, presented with a 4-month history of swelling of the parotid region, associated with pain and loss of function of the frontal branch of the facial nerve. Clinical examination confirmed the presence of a firm subcutaneous lesion, with focal ulceration of the overlying skin.

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Pearls and Pitfalls in Head and Neck Pathology , pp. 69 - 71
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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