Vol.100 No.5 contentsPRACTICA OTO-RHINO-LARYNGOLOGICA
Vol. 100 No. 5 May 2007
A Case of Renal Carcinoma Metastatic to the Tongue
Yasuhiko Tanaka
(St. Marianna University School of Medicine, St. Marianna University School of
Medicine Yokohama City Seibu Hospital, Yokohama General Hospital)
Kouichiro Tsutsumi
(St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki Municipal Tama Hospital)
Shigeki Sato
(St. Marianna University School of Medicine, St. Marianna University School of
Medicine Yokohama City Seibu Hospital)
Mutsumi Kenmochi
(St. Marianna University School of Medicine, St. Marianna University School of
Medicine Yokohama City Seibu Hospital, Mutsumi Clinic)
Toru Ohashi
(St. Marianna University School of Medicine, St. Marianna University School of
Medicine Yokohama City Seibu Hospital, Hadano Red Cross Hospital)
Izumi Koizuka
(St. Marianna University School of Medicine)
We report a case of renal cell carcinoma metastatic to the tongue. An 82-year-old man presented with a tumor measuring 13×10 mm at the right border of the tongue. He had a history of renal cell carcinoma, and had undergone right radical nephrectomy in 1988. He also had multiple metastatic lesions to both lung and brain. He was hospitalized in 2002, and his chief complaint was mastication disorder. In order to improve his quality of life, the tumor of the tongue was resected under local anesthesia, and he could ingest food after the resection. The resected specimen showed renal cell carcinoma. We conclude that if the metastatic tongue lesion is resectable without severe disturbance of function or form, occasional cure can be effected by surgical resection.
Key words :
renal cell carcinoma, metastatic tumor, tongue