Metastases of Renal Cell Carcinoma to the Larynx and Thyroid: Two Case Reports on Metastasis Developing Years After Nephrectomy

Overview

Journal Can Urol Assoc J

Specialty Urology

Date 2012 Oct 25

PMID 23093648

Citations 11

Authors

Lutfiye Demir

Cigdem Erten

Isil Somali

Alper Can

Ahmet Dirican

Vedat Bayoglu

Yuksel Kucukzeybek

Aysegul Aksoy Altinboga

Murat Ermete

Rukiye Mine Oztop

Mustafa Oktay Tarhan

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Abstract

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.

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