A Case of Renal Cell Carcinoma Metastatic to the Right Zygoma.
- Author:
Hyo Chan JANG
;
Byung Jun AHN
;
Sang Won KIM
;
Dong Seok KIM
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Metastatic renal cell carcinoma;
Right zygoma
- MeSH:
Adenocarcinoma, Clear Cell;
Aged;
Biopsy;
Brain;
Carcinoma, Renal Cell*;
Cytoplasm;
Humans;
Kidney;
Liver;
Lung;
Neoplasm Metastasis;
Skin;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed;
Ultrasonography;
Zygoma*
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1999;37(4):556-558
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Cutaneous metastasis from renal cell carcinoma is not unusual, occurring in 3 to 7%, although it may be overlooked. We report a case of metastatic renal cell carcinoma in a 74-year-old man who was presented with a 1.5 x 1.5 x 0.5 cm-sized nodule on the right zygoma for 3 months. A skin biopsy demonstrated the typical clear cell adenocarcinoma with PAS(+) granules in the cytoplasm and honeycombed or glandular configuration, compatible with metastatic renal cell carcinoma. Kidney ultrasonogram and abdomina1 CT scanning showed a large cystic mass on the upper pole of the left kidney. Furthermore radiologic studies revealed multiple metastatic lesions in the lung, liver and brain. He died 4 months later.
