A Case of Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma in Parotid Gland.
10.3342/kjorl-hns.2009.52.3.254
- Author:
Woo Keun LEE
1
;
Jae Hoon LEE
;
Seung Gon JUNG
;
Chang Ki YEO
Author Information
1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, School of Medicine, Keimyung University, Daegu, Korea. ckyeo@dsmc.or.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Renal cell carcinoma;
Parotid gland;
Metastasis
- MeSH:
Carcinoma, Renal Cell;
Diagnosis, Differential;
Gingiva;
Head;
Lip;
Mandible;
Melanoma;
Neck;
Neoplasm Metastasis;
Neoplasms, Squamous Cell;
Nephrectomy;
Palate;
Parotid Gland;
Salivary Glands;
Tongue
- From:Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
2009;52(3):254-257
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The salivary gland most frequently involved with secondary cancer is the parotid gland. Metastases are responsible for 21-42% of malignant parotid tumors. Malignant melanoma and squamous cell cancer are the two most common tumors to metastasizing to the parotid gland. Renal cell carcinoma takes up 85% of primary malignant renal tumors. It rarely metastasizes to the head and neck area. When metastasis to head and neck area occurs, it involves the gingiva, tongue, palate, parotid gland, uvlua, mandible, and lip. When tumorous areas arefound in the salivary gland consisting of clear cells, it is important to carry out differential diagnosis of various primary tumors with clear cells and metastatic renal cell carcinoma. In this paper, we report on a case of renal cell carcinoma which had metastasized to the parotid gland after a radical nephrectomy.
