TY - JOUR
T1 - Solitary facial cutaneous metastasis as the primary presentation of a small renal cell carcinoma
AU - Bjurlin, Marc A.
AU - Bhalani, Vishal
AU - Jordan, Michael D.
AU - Hollowell, Courtney M P
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2010/12
Y1 - 2010/12
N2 - Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) has been well described for its frequency to metastasize. Cutaneous facial lesions as the primary presentation of RCC is, however, extremely rare. We present clinical, radiographic, and histologic images of a 40-year-old man who presented with a cutaneous facial lesion that was diagnosed as metastatic RCC after excisional biopsy. A subsequent computed tomography demonstrated a small mass (3.5 × 2.6 cm) in the midpole of the right kidney. Partial nephrectomy with histologic analysis confirmed RCC, clear cell type.
AB - Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) has been well described for its frequency to metastasize. Cutaneous facial lesions as the primary presentation of RCC is, however, extremely rare. We present clinical, radiographic, and histologic images of a 40-year-old man who presented with a cutaneous facial lesion that was diagnosed as metastatic RCC after excisional biopsy. A subsequent computed tomography demonstrated a small mass (3.5 × 2.6 cm) in the midpole of the right kidney. Partial nephrectomy with histologic analysis confirmed RCC, clear cell type.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.urology.2009.11.054
DO - 10.1016/j.urology.2009.11.054
M3 - Article
C2 - 20206972
AN - SCOPUS:78649906987
SN - 0090-4295
VL - 76
SP - 1377
EP - 1378
JO - Urology
JF - Urology
IS - 6
ER -