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Metastatic renal cell carcinoma presenting as an aural polyp

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

P. P. C. Ingelaere ,
R. H. W. Simpson  and
R. J. N. Garth
P. P. C. Ingelaere*
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Exeter, UK
R. H. W. Simpson
Affiliation:
Postgraduate Medical School, University of Exeter, UK
R. J. N. Garth
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Exeter, UK
*
Address for correspondence: Dr Pieter Ingelaere, Catholic University of Leuven, Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Kapucijnenvoer 33, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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Abstract

Renal cell carcinoma may metastasize to the head and neck region at different stages of its evolution. We present a case of an undiagnosed renal cell carcinoma presenting as an ear polyp, and discuss the difficulties of the diagnosis and the management of these tumours.

Keywords

Carcinoma, renal cellNeoplasm metastasisTemporal bone
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 111 , Issue 11 , November 1997 , pp. 1066 - 1068
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1997

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