Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma to Unusual Locations: A Case Report

Lee, Jae Myeong; Lee, Ghi Jai; Kim, Ho Kyun; Shim, Jae Chan; Suh, Jung Ho; Kim, Young Hwa

doi:10.3348/jkrs.2007.57.3.219

J Korean Radiol Soc. 2007 Sep;57(3):219-222. Korean.
Published online Sep 30, 2007.
https://doi.org/10.3348/jkrs.2007.57.3.219

Case Report

Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma to Unusual Locations: A Case Report

Jae Myeong Lee, M.D., Ghi Jai Lee, M.D., Ho Kyun Kim, M.D., Jae Chan Shim, M.D., Jung Ho Suh, M.D. and Young Hwa Kim, M.D.

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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Inje College of Medicine, Seoul Paik Hospital, Korea.
Address reprint requests to: Jae Myeong Lee, M.D., Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Inje College of Medicine, Seoul Paik Hospital, No. 85 2-Ga jeo-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul 100-032, Korea. Tel. 82-2-2270-0138, Fax.82-2-2266-6799, Email: skyfill@freechal.com

Abstract

Renal cell carcinoma is a tumor that commonly occurs with distant metastases and typically metastasizes to the following distant sites, listed in order of descending frequency: the lung and mediastinum, bone, liver, contralateral kidney or adrenal gland, and brain. However, metastases to the face, skin, and skeletal muscle are extremely rare. We report here a case of a metastatic renal cell carcinoma involving the face, skeletal muscles and skin simultaneously.

Keywords

Kidney neoplasms; Neoplasm metastasis; Nose neoplasms; Muscles; Skin