Renal Clear Cell Carcinoma and Tonsil Metastasis

Dario Marcotullio; Giannicola Iannella; Gian Franco Macri; Caterina Marinelli; Melissa Zelli; Giuseppe Magliulo

doi:10.1155/2013/315157

Case Reports in Otolaryngology (Jan 2013)

Renal Clear Cell Carcinoma and Tonsil Metastasis

Dario Marcotullio,
Giannicola Iannella,
Gian Franco Macri,
Caterina Marinelli,
Melissa Zelli,
Giuseppe Magliulo

Affiliations

Dario Marcotullio: Organi di Senso Department, Sapienza University of Rome, 00165 Rome, Italy
Giannicola Iannella: Organi di Senso Department, Sapienza University of Rome, 00165 Rome, Italy
Gian Franco Macri: Organi di Senso Department, Sapienza University of Rome, 00165 Rome, Italy
Caterina Marinelli: Organi di Senso Department, Sapienza University of Rome, 00165 Rome, Italy
Melissa Zelli: Otolaryngology Department, University of L’ Aquila, Italy
Giuseppe Magliulo: Organi di Senso Department, Sapienza University of Rome, 00165 Rome, Italy

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/315157
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2013

Abstract

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Renal cell carcinoma is the most common renal tumor in adults. Clear cell carcinoma represents 85% of all histological subtypes. In February 2012 a 72-year-old woman came to our department due to the appearance of massive hemoptysis and pharyngodinia. Previously, this patient was diagnosed with a renal cell carcinoma treated with left nephrectomy. We observed an exophytic, grayish, and ulcerated mass in the left tonsillar lodge and decided to subject the patient to an immediate tonsillectomy. Postoperative histology showed nests of cells with highly hyperchromatic nuclei and clear cytoplasm. These features enabled us to make the diagnosis of renal clear cell carcinoma metastasis. Only few authors described metastasis of renal cell carcinoma in this specific site.

Published in Case Reports in Otolaryngology

ISSN: 2090-6765 (Print); 2090-6773 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Otorhinolaryngology
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/2807

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