Renal Clear Cell Carcinoma and Tonsil Metastasis

Renal Clear Cell Carcinoma and Tonsil Metastasis

Renal cell carcinoma is the most common renal tumor in adults. Clear cell carcinoma represents 85% of all histological subtypes. In February 2012 a 72-year-old woman came to our department due to the appearance of massive hemoptysis and pharyngodinia. Previously, this patient was diagnosed with a r...

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Main Authors: Dario Marcotullio, Giannicola Iannella, Gian Franco Macri, Caterina Marinelli, Melissa Zelli, Giuseppe Magliulo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Otolaryngology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/315157
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spelling doaj-c5b88d8d7f474ea3ba076805c2f4d5902020-11-24T21:28:14ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Otolaryngology2090-67652090-67732013-01-01201310.1155/2013/315157315157Renal Clear Cell Carcinoma and Tonsil MetastasisDario Marcotullio0Giannicola Iannella1Gian Franco Macri2Caterina Marinelli3Melissa Zelli4Giuseppe Magliulo5Organi di Senso Department, Sapienza University of Rome, 00165 Rome, ItalyOrgani di Senso Department, Sapienza University of Rome, 00165 Rome, ItalyOrgani di Senso Department, Sapienza University of Rome, 00165 Rome, ItalyOrgani di Senso Department, Sapienza University of Rome, 00165 Rome, ItalyOtolaryngology Department, University of L’ Aquila, ItalyOrgani di Senso Department, Sapienza University of Rome, 00165 Rome, ItalyRenal cell carcinoma is the most common renal tumor in adults. Clear cell carcinoma represents 85% of all histological subtypes. In February 2012 a 72-year-old woman came to our department due to the appearance of massive hemoptysis and pharyngodinia. Previously, this patient was diagnosed with a renal cell carcinoma treated with left nephrectomy. We observed an exophytic, grayish, and ulcerated mass in the left tonsillar lodge and decided to subject the patient to an immediate tonsillectomy. Postoperative histology showed nests of cells with highly hyperchromatic nuclei and clear cytoplasm. These features enabled us to make the diagnosis of renal clear cell carcinoma metastasis. Only few authors described metastasis of renal cell carcinoma in this specific site.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/315157
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author Dario Marcotullio
Giannicola Iannella
Gian Franco Macri
Caterina Marinelli
Melissa Zelli
Giuseppe Magliulo
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Giannicola Iannella
Gian Franco Macri
Caterina Marinelli
Melissa Zelli
Giuseppe Magliulo
Renal Clear Cell Carcinoma and Tonsil Metastasis
Case Reports in Otolaryngology
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Giannicola Iannella
Gian Franco Macri
Caterina Marinelli
Melissa Zelli
Giuseppe Magliulo
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title Renal Clear Cell Carcinoma and Tonsil Metastasis
title_short Renal Clear Cell Carcinoma and Tonsil Metastasis
title_full Renal Clear Cell Carcinoma and Tonsil Metastasis
title_fullStr Renal Clear Cell Carcinoma and Tonsil Metastasis
title_full_unstemmed Renal Clear Cell Carcinoma and Tonsil Metastasis
title_sort renal clear cell carcinoma and tonsil metastasis
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Case Reports in Otolaryngology
issn 2090-6765
2090-6773
publishDate 2013-01-01
description Renal cell carcinoma is the most common renal tumor in adults. Clear cell carcinoma represents 85% of all histological subtypes. In February 2012 a 72-year-old woman came to our department due to the appearance of massive hemoptysis and pharyngodinia. Previously, this patient was diagnosed with a renal cell carcinoma treated with left nephrectomy. We observed an exophytic, grayish, and ulcerated mass in the left tonsillar lodge and decided to subject the patient to an immediate tonsillectomy. Postoperative histology showed nests of cells with highly hyperchromatic nuclei and clear cytoplasm. These features enabled us to make the diagnosis of renal clear cell carcinoma metastasis. Only few authors described metastasis of renal cell carcinoma in this specific site.
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