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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol 2014; 35(01): 106-108
DOI: 10.4103/0971-5851.133735
CASE REPORT

Tongue trail to kidney

Krunal Harishchandra Khobragade
Department of Uro-oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Ganesh K. Bakshi
Department of Uro-oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
,
Gagan Prakash
Department of Uro-oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
,
Santosh Menon
Department of Pathology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Abstract

Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) has the propensity to metastasize to any organ in the body. Tongue metastases from RCC is very rare with most of them being metachronous in nature. We present a rare case where patient presented with a tongue lesion leading to a diagnosis of RCC. Surgery is the preferred modality of treatment for tongue metastases.

Keywords

Metastases - renal cell carcinoma - tongue


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Article published online:
19 July 2021

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