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Case Reports
. 2010 Apr;48(3):214-5.
doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2009.11.012. Epub 2009 Dec 24.

Metastatic cutaneous head and neck renal cell carcinoma with no known primary: case report

Satyajeet Bhatia  1 , Selwyn Ng, Simon C Hodder
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Case Reports

Metastatic cutaneous head and neck renal cell carcinoma with no known primary: case report

Satyajeet Bhatia et al. Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2010 Apr.

Abstract

Renal cell carcinoma represents 2-3% of all adult malignancies, and metastasis to the head and neck is a presenting complaint in 8% of these patients. Cutaneous facial renal cell carcinoma with no known primary renal tumour is unusual. We report a case of renal cell carcinoma of the nose with no known primary.

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