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Metastatic renal carcinoma to the parotid gland

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

M. U. Günbay ,
K. Ceryan  and
A. A. Küpelíjogülu
M. U. Günbay*
Affiliation:
Izmir, Turkey
K. Ceryan
Affiliation:
Izmir, Turkey
A. A. Küpelíjogülu
Affiliation:
Izmir, Turkey
*
M. Ufak Gunbay, M.D., Dokuz Eylül University, Medical Faculty, Otorhinolaryngology Clinic, Inciralti, Izmir, Turkey.
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Abstract

A case of renal carcinoma metastatic to the left parotid gland is presented. A 60-year-old male patient developed a painful mass in his left parotid region one and a half years after he had undergone a left nephrectomy operation for renal carcinoma. The mass was excised surgically. The histopathological diagnosis was metastatic renal carcinoma. From a review of the literature, it is apparent that unlike most of the cases reported, this one had a very aggressive nature. The clinical presentation of the metastasis, and the factors determining the prognosis in cases of metastatic renal carcinoma to the head and neck are discussed.

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Clinical Records
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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 103 , Issue 4 , April 1989 , pp. 417 - 418
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1989

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