Title of article
Endoscopic Management of Unusual Metastasis of Renal Cell Carcinoma to the Sinonasal Area
Author/Authors
Shayani Nasab, Mohammad Department Otolaryngology - Besat Hospital - Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan , Jafari, Mohammad Department Pathology - Ekbatan Hospital - Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan , Mosavi Bahar, Habibollah Department Urology - Besat Hospital - Hamadan University of Medical Sciences , Shayani Nasab, Hamid Department Urology - Besat Hospital - Hamadan University of Medical Sciences
Pages
3
From page
419
To page
421
Abstract
Metastatic tumors in the nose and paranasal sinuses are infrequent. The origin of this metastatic
tumors are often renal cell carcinoma. We present one case of metastatic renal cell carcinoma to the nose and
paranasal sinuses, 4 years after initial nephrectomy and diagnosis of stage T1N0M0 clear cell carcinoma. The
patient complained of nasal obstruction and recurrent epistaxis who was treated with endoscopic sinus surgery
and was successfully palliated after one year.
Keywords
Metastasis , renal cell carcinoma , management
Journal title
Astroparticle Physics
Serial Year
2009
Record number
2449158
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