Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma to the Condyle of the Mandible

• DOI: 10.1097/scs.0b013e318252f331
• Publication Date: 2012-07-14T09:52:55Z
• Authors: Mehmet Kelles; Mustafa Akarcay; Ahmet Kizilay; Emine Samdanci
• Keywords: Mandible (arthropod mouthpart); Trismus

A 59-year-old woman who had left nephrectomy because of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) 3 years ago referred with trismus and a mass on her temporomandibular joint. Computed tomography scan revealed an expanding lytic lesion the condyle mandible. Incisional biopsy was carried out. Histopathologic diagnosis metastatic clear variant RCC. Metastasis RCC to mandible has not been reported yet. In this study, we presented case metastasis