Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is one of the most frequent urological malignancies in adults.
RCC often metastasizes to other organs, but rarely to the oromaxillofacial region. Metastatic tumors to the jaws are also unusual. In this report, we present two cases of RCC metastasis to the jaws. Metastatic RCC is resistant to radiotherapy and chemotherapy, so surgery is the primary therapeutic choice. This report describes the diagnostic procedures utilized and the therapeutic process in the two cases. The differential diagnosis and treatment methods are discussed.
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Zhang L, Yang H, Zhang X. Are you the author?
Department of Stomatology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, No154, Anshan Road, Heping District, Tianjin 300052, People's Republic of China.
Reference: World J Surg Oncol. 2014 Jul 11;12:204.
doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-12-204
PubMed Abstract
PMID: 25012608