Solitary Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma Metastasis to the Eyelid: A Case Report.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

This study is a case of solitary clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) eyelid metastasis in a 66-year-old man as the first sign of a primary tumor. ccRCC usually spreads to the lungs, mediastinum, bones, liver, and brain, while ocular metastases are rare.

Case presentation

Solitary metastasis presented as a solid mass in the central third of the upper eyelid, which has been growing for 3 weeks. Treatment included tumor removal and blepharoplasty. Histopathological examination showed metastasis of clear cell renal carcinoma. A thorough examination revealed a primary tumor on the lower pole of the right kidney. A right nephrectomy was performed, and histopathology showed ccRCC. Postoperative examinations showed no signs of local or systemic disease. Sunitinib ma

SUBMITTER: Zrinscak O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10950357 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature