Background: Renal cell carcinoma metastatic to the skin is rare.
Objective: To illustrate by a case report the clinical presentation and management of the disease.
Methods: We present a case of renal carcinoma metastatic to the skin of the scalp that occurred 6 years after removal of her kidney. The tumor was diagnosed using frozen tissue and paraffin sections.
Results: Cutaneous metastasis treated by excision.
Conclusion: Renal cell carcinoma may metastasize to the skin of the scalp. Our case illustrated an interesting ipsilateral metastasis that occurred 6 years after treatment of her primary tumor. Physicians, dermatologists, pathologists, and Mohs surgeons should be aware of this entity.