Lingual metastasis as an initial presentation of renal cell carcinoma: a case report
Abstract Background Renal cell carcinoma is the third most common tumor that metastasizes to the head and neck, after breast and lung carcinomas. Tongue metastasis as an initial presentation of renal cell carcinoma is extremely rare, and very few cases have been reported. The prognosis is poor. We p...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-11-01
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Series: | Journal of Medical Case Reports |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-017-1470-5 |