Renal cell carcinoma presenting as epistaxis from a nasal cavity metastasis

We present a 58-year-old gentleman who initially presented to the otolaryngology clinic with new onset epistaxis revealing a palpable facial mass that was subsequently biopsied revealing metastatic renal cell carcinoma. We hope to present an interesting case highlighting the rarity of this disease a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Allen, Amanda, Michals, Edward, Karo, Ammar, Loeffler, David M., Saran, Nitu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2018
Materias:
Head and Neck
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6205054/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30386450
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2018.10.009
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Sumario:We present a 58-year-old gentleman who initially presented to the otolaryngology clinic with new onset epistaxis revealing a palpable facial mass that was subsequently biopsied revealing metastatic renal cell carcinoma. We hope to present an interesting case highlighting the rarity of this disease and unusual presentation in which the presence of the primary renal cell carcinoma was recognized only after biopsy.

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