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Extensive metastatic renal cell carcinoma presenting as facial nerve palsy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

Kundu ,
Eynon-Lewis  and
Radcliffe
Kundu
Affiliation:
Department of Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery, The Royal Free NHS Trust, London, UK.
Eynon-Lewis
Affiliation:
Department of Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery, The Royal Free NHS Trust, London, UK.
Radcliffe
Affiliation:
Department of Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery, The Royal Free NHS Trust, London, UK.
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Abstract

Metastatic lesions of the parotid gland are well described in the literature. Metastatic spread to the parotid from renal cell carcinoma is rare. We present the only reported case of facial nerve palsy caused by a metastasis to the parotid from a renal cell carcinoma.

Keywords

Facial ParalysisParotid NeoplasmsCarcinomaRenal Cell
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 115 , Issue 6 , June 2001 , pp. 488 - 490
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2001

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