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| Kazuhiko Minami1, Masashi Sugasawa1 | ||||||
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1Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, Hidaka, Saitama, Japan.
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| Minami K, Sugasawa M. Metastatic renal cell carcinoma of the nasopharynx. Edorium J Otolaryngol 2015;2:20–23. |
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Abstract
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Introduction:
Renal cell carcinoma is usually well-vascularized and often metastasizes by hematogenous routes. The clinical course of the primary tumors is often variable over time and location. Metastasis to the head and neck is relatively rare and only a single case of nasopharyngeal metastasis has been documented.
Case Report: We report a rare case of renal cell carcinoma metastasis of the nasopharynx. Tumor resection was performed endoscopically by a transnasal approach and no recurrence was observed on follow-up. Conclusion: Extirpating distant solitary metastases of renal cell carcinoma is known to be critical to improving patient survival. Any history of renal cell carcinoma should be noted in patients with suspected otolaryngological lesions because renal cell carcinoma often relapses after a long latent period. To improve complaints and survival rate, resection of metastasized tumor tissue is highly recommended. | |
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Keywords:
Hypervascular endoscopic resection, Nasopharyngeal metastasis, Renal cell carcinoma, Transnasal approach
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Author Contributions
Kazuhiko Minami – Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Masashi Sugasawa – Analysis and interpretation of data, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published |
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Guarantor of submission
The corresponding author is the guarantor of submission. |
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Source of support
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Conflict of interest
Authors declare no conflict of interest. |
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Copyright
© 2015 Kazuhiko Minami et al. This article is distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original author(s) and original publisher are properly credited. Please see the copyright policy on the journal website for more information. |
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