Parotid Gland Metastasis From Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Case Report

Abstract

Renal cell carcinoma is potentially highly metastastic to any organ, with that to the head and neck not unusual. We report a case of parotid metastasis from renal cell carcinoma. A 70-year-old man who had undergone left nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma in 1987 was found to have lung metastasis surgically removed between 1996 and 1998. In August 2005, he presented with a parotid mass necessitating superficial parotidectomy with facial nerve preservation. The pathological diagnosis was metastatic renal clear cell carcinoma. Six months later, this tumor recurred deep in the parotid gland lobe, requiring total parotidectomy.
We discusss the diagnosis and management of parotid gland metastasis in renal cell carcinoma.