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Malignant tumours with initial locations in the head and neck often metastasize to the cervical lymph nodes. These include metastasis from skin, thyroid, and salivary gland malignancies as well as SCC of the upper aerodigestive tract. Metastasis from a distant primary site accounts for around 1% of all head and neck cancers.[1]. Renal cell carcinoma represents 3% of adult malignant tumours. It is twice more in males. It is prevalent in 30 to 40% of individuals with metastatic illness and can metastasize to any part of the body. The most often afflicted organs are the liver (41%), bone (42%), local lymph nodes (66%) and lungs (76%).[2] In cases of renal cell carcinoma, extracranial head and neck metastases occur in at least 15% of cases.[3] Approximately 1% of RCC patients have metastasis that is restricted to the head and neck, and approximately 1.5–3.5% of RCC patients exhibit solitary metastasis.[4] Here, we report a case of metastasis of RCC in cervical lymph node.
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- López F, Rodrigo JP, Silver CE, et al. Cervical lymph node metastases from remote primary tumor sites. Head Neck 2016;38 (Suppl 1):E2374-85.
- Lew M, Foo WC, Roh MH. Diagnosis of metastatic renal cell carcinoma on fine-needle aspiration cytology. Arch Pathol Lab Med 2014;138(10):1278-85.
- Choi YR, Han HS, Lee OJ, et al. Metastatic renal cell carcinoma in a supraclavicular lymph node with no known primary: a case report. Cancer Res Treat 2012;44(3):215-8.
- Bouadel N, El Ayoubi F, Bennani-Baiti AA, et al. Cervical lymph node metastasis in chromophobe renal cell carcinoma: A case report and review of the literature. Case Reports in Otolaryngology 2013;2013:814175.
- Lenkeit C, Bank J, Shirazi M. Renal cell carcinoma in the head and neck: case presentation of a patient with a rare metastatic pattern. Cureus 2020;12(12):e11894.
- Dai J, Fang C, Yang X, et al. Rare case of synchronus neck metastasis from metachronous bilateral renal cell carcinoma. Front Oncol 2021;11:677714.
- Singh K, Singh V, Sinha RJ, et al. Solitary cervical lymphadenopathy: a rare presentation of renal cell carcinoma. Int J Med Res Prof 2015;1(3):68-70.
- Ozkiriş M, Kubilay U, Sezen OS. Cervical lymph node metastasis in renal cell carcinoma. J Oral Maxillofac Pathol 2011;15(2):211-3.
References
López F, Rodrigo JP, Silver CE, et al. Cervical lymph node metastases from remote primary tumor sites. Head Neck 2016;38 (Suppl 1):E2374-85.
Lew M, Foo WC, Roh MH. Diagnosis of metastatic renal cell carcinoma on fine-needle aspiration cytology. Arch Pathol Lab Med 2014;138(10):1278-85.
Choi YR, Han HS, Lee OJ, et al. Metastatic renal cell carcinoma in a supraclavicular lymph node with no known primary: a case report. Cancer Res Treat 2012;44(3):215-8.
Bouadel N, El Ayoubi F, Bennani-Baiti AA, et al. Cervical lymph node metastasis in chromophobe renal cell carcinoma: A case report and review of the literature. Case Reports in Otolaryngology 2013;2013:814175.
Lenkeit C, Bank J, Shirazi M. Renal cell carcinoma in the head and neck: case presentation of a patient with a rare metastatic pattern. Cureus 2020;12(12):e11894.
Dai J, Fang C, Yang X, et al. Rare case of synchronus neck metastasis from metachronous bilateral renal cell carcinoma. Front Oncol 2021;11:677714.
Singh K, Singh V, Sinha RJ, et al. Solitary cervical lymphadenopathy: a rare presentation of renal cell carcinoma. Int J Med Res Prof 2015;1(3):68-70.
Ozkiriş M, Kubilay U, Sezen OS. Cervical lymph node metastasis in renal cell carcinoma. J Oral Maxillofac Pathol 2011;15(2):211-3.