Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Rare Metastasis to the Tongue – A Case Report

From Volume 33, Issue 3, April 2006 | Pages 186-187

Authors

TJ Cochrane

BDS, MFDS

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Dental Institute, New Road, London E12AD, UK

Articles by TJ Cochrane

L Cheng

FDS RCS, FRCS

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Dental Institute, New Road, London E12AD, UK

Articles by L Cheng

J Crean

FDS RCS, FRCS, FRCS(OMFS), PhD

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Dental Institute, New Road, London E12AD, UK

Articles by J Crean

Abstract

This paper describes the diagnosis and treatment of a patient who presented with a lesion on the left posterior scalp, who was also experiencing more generalized signs of malaise. Biopsy led to the diagnosis of renal cell carcinoma and additional lesions developed in the tongue. About 1% of all malignancies found in the oral cavity are metastatic.

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