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Renal cell carcinoma metastasis to the tongue

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Y. Okabe ,
H. Ohoka ,
T. Miwa ,
I. Nagayama  and
M. Furukawa
Y. Okabe*
Affiliation:
Kanazawa, Japan
H. Ohoka
Affiliation:
Kanazawa, Japan
T. Miwa
Affiliation:
Kanazawa, Japan
I. Nagayama
Affiliation:
Kanazawa, Japan
M. Furukawa
Affiliation:
Kanazawa, Japan
*
Youzou Okabe, M. D., Department of Otolaryngology, Kanazawa University, School of Medicine, 13-1 Takaramati, Kanazawa 920, Japan.
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Abstract

Metastases to the tongue from distant primaries are very rare. A case of renal cell carcinoma metastasis to the tongue, occurring in a 58-year-old man, is presented and previously reported cases are reviewed.

Keywords

TongueNeoplasm metastasis, renal

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Type
View from Beneath: Pathology in Focus
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 106 , Issue 3 , March 1992 , pp. 282 - 284
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1992

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