Rare case of clear cell renal cell carcinoma presenting as a unilateral tonsil lesion.
BMJ Case Rep
; 13(12)2020 Dec 10.
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| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-971145
ABSTRACT
A 70-year-old man presented with gradually worsening throat discomfort. He had no prior diagnosis of cancer and no travel history of note. Examination revealed a right-sided painless neck lump. He underwent an MRI of the neck, revealing a gadolinium-enhancing tonsillar mass and two brain lesions. Biopsy of the tonsil lesion was in keeping with an epithelial neoplasm, suggesting metastatic renal cell carcinoma. This was confirmed following a staging CT, which revealed a left renal mass and lung metastases. Due to his brain metastases, the patient has been started on the tyrosine kinase inhibitor cabozantinib. A brief discussion on the diagnostic evaluation of a tonsil mass as a rare presentation of renal cell cancer follows this report.
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Colección:
Bases de datos internacionales
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Tonsila Palatina
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Neoplasias Encefálicas
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Carcinoma de Células Renales
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Neoplasias Renales
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Neoplasias Pulmonares
Tipo de estudio:
Reporte de caso
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Estudio experimental
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Estudio pronóstico
Límite:
Anciano
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglés
Año:
2020
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Bcr-2020-237941
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