Late metastasis of renal cell carcinoma to the submaxillary gland 10 years after radical nephrectomy

Int J Urol. 2006 Apr;13(4):431-2. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2006.01318.x.

Abstract

Renal cell carcinoma metastasis to the submaxillary gland after tumor nephrectomy has not been previously recorded in the literature. Most reported cases have involved the parotid gland. We report in this article the first case of solitary submaxillary gland metastasis from clear cell renal cell carcinoma in an 83-year-old man who presented 10 years after primary treatment. The submaxillary gland was excised with preservation of the facial nerve.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Carcinoma, Renal Cell / diagnostic imaging
  • Carcinoma, Renal Cell / secondary*
  • Carcinoma, Renal Cell / surgery
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Kidney Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Kidney Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Kidney Neoplasms / surgery
  • Male
  • Nephrectomy*
  • Submandibular Gland Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Submandibular Gland Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Submandibular Gland Neoplasms / surgery
  • Time Factors
  • Ultrasonography