TY - JOUR
T1 - Management of solitary palatal metastasis from renal cell carcinoma
AU - Kohli, Manish
AU - Schaefer, Robert
PY - 2006/7
Y1 - 2006/7
N2 - Background: A 68-year-old male diagnosed with left-side renal cell carcinoma, and in clinical remission for 3 years following a nephrectomy, presented with a 2-month history of progressive difficulty in swallowing, accompanied by a new growth in the palate. Examination revealed a 25 mm x 25 mm soft-tissue growth at the junction of the hard and soft palate. Systemic examination did not reveal any other evidence of cancer progression. Investigations: CT scans, nasopharyngoscopy, fine-needle aspiration of palatal lesion and immunohistochemistry of biopsy specimen. Diagnosis: Solitary palatal metastasis at the junction of the hard and soft palate from renal cell carcinoma. Management: Local, lesion-directed interferon therapy, repeat nasopharyngoscopy and regular clinical follow-up.
AB - Background: A 68-year-old male diagnosed with left-side renal cell carcinoma, and in clinical remission for 3 years following a nephrectomy, presented with a 2-month history of progressive difficulty in swallowing, accompanied by a new growth in the palate. Examination revealed a 25 mm x 25 mm soft-tissue growth at the junction of the hard and soft palate. Systemic examination did not reveal any other evidence of cancer progression. Investigations: CT scans, nasopharyngoscopy, fine-needle aspiration of palatal lesion and immunohistochemistry of biopsy specimen. Diagnosis: Solitary palatal metastasis at the junction of the hard and soft palate from renal cell carcinoma. Management: Local, lesion-directed interferon therapy, repeat nasopharyngoscopy and regular clinical follow-up.
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U2 - 10.1038/ncpuro0536
DO - 10.1038/ncpuro0536
M3 - Article
C2 - 16835627
AN - SCOPUS:33745936912
SN - 1743-4270
VL - 3
SP - 392
EP - 396
JO - Nature Clinical Practice Urology
JF - Nature Clinical Practice Urology
IS - 7
ER -