BACKGROUND: Renal cell carcinoma metastatic to the skin is rare. OBJECTIVE: To illustrate by a case report the clinical presentation and management of the disease. METHODS: We present a case of renal carcinoma metastatic to the skin of the scalp that occurred 6 years after removal of her kidney. The tumor was diagnosed using frozen tissue and paraffin sections. RESULTS: Cutaneous metastasis treated by excision. CONCLUSION: Renal cell carcinoma may metastasize to the skin of the scalp. Our case illustrated an interesting ipsilateral metastasis that occurred 6 years after treatment of her primary tumor. Physicians, dermatologists, pathologists, and Mohs surgeons should be aware of this entity.
BACKGROUND:Renal cell carcinoma metastatic to the skin is rare. OBJECTIVE: To illustrate by a case report the clinical presentation and management of the disease. METHODS: We present a case of renal carcinoma metastatic to the skin of the scalp that occurred 6 years after removal of her kidney. The tumor was diagnosed using frozen tissue and paraffin sections. RESULTS:Cutaneous metastasis treated by excision. CONCLUSION:Renal cell carcinoma may metastasize to the skin of the scalp. Our case illustrated an interesting ipsilateral metastasis that occurred 6 years after treatment of her primary tumor. Physicians, dermatologists, pathologists, and Mohs surgeons should be aware of this entity.
Authors: Dorothée Nashan; Marcel Lucas Müller; Markus Braun-Falco; Sebastian Reichenberger; Rolf-Markus Szeimies; Leena Bruckner-Tuderman Journal: J Cancer Res Clin Oncol Date: 2008-06-17 Impact factor: 4.553
Authors: S Savaj; V Liakopoulos; S Ghareeb; C Musso; K Sahu; J M Bargman; S I Vas; D G Oreopoulos Journal: Int Urol Nephrol Date: 2003 Impact factor: 2.370