Author/Authors :
Abdull Rasid, Nurul Syeha Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery - School of Medical Sciences - Universiti Sains Malaysia Health Campus, Kelantan, Malaysia , Abdul Manab, Farah Wahida Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Kedah, Malaysia , Abdul Mutalib, Nor Shahida Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Kedah, Malaysia , Mohamad, Irfan Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery - School of Medical Sciences - Universiti Sains Malaysia Health Campus, Kelantan, Malaysia , Mamat, Hamidah Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Kedah, Malaysia
Abstract :
Renal cancer is a rare occurrence in all adult malignancies, and renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is the most common type. Due to its aggressive behaviour and high tendency for metastasis, manifestation of RCC varies, often with non-urologic features or symptoms from metastatic sites. Metastatic RCC to the head and neck region is rare particularly to the tongue are extremely rare. We report an elderly lady who presented with recurrent tongue mass metastasis from RCC, a rare cancer with even rarer metastatic site.
Keywords :
Neoplasm metastasis , nephrectomy , recurrence , renal cell carcinoma , tongue
