Cutaneous metastasis as the first presentation of poorly differentiated renal cell carcinoma: A case report

Ahmed H Al Sharie; Yazan O Al Zu'bi; Nadeem Alabdallah; Hawra A Baydoun; Sohaib Al Khatib; Omar M Halalsheh

doi:10.1016/j.eucr.2023.102430

Cutaneous metastasis as the first presentation of poorly differentiated renal cell carcinoma: A case report

Urol Case Rep. 2023 May 16:49:102430. doi: 10.1016/j.eucr.2023.102430. eCollection 2023 Jul.

Authors

Ahmed H Al Sharie¹, Yazan O Al Zu'bi¹, Nadeem Alabdallah¹, Hawra A Baydoun¹, Sohaib Al Khatib², Omar M Halalsheh³

Affiliations

¹ Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science & Technology, Irbid, 22110, Jordan.
² Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science & Technology, Irbid, 22110, Jordan.
³ Division of Urology, Department of General Surgery and Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science & Technology, Irbid, 22110, Jordan.

Abstract

Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) exhibits a propensity for unusual wide metastasis. Cutaneous metastasis from RCC is a rare and poorly recognized clinical entity. We present a case of cutaneous metastasis of poorly differentiated RCC in 49-year-old male patient. In the presented case, the skin lesion was the first sign of widely spread RCC. After the establishment of the diagnosis using radiological and histopathological assessments, the patient was labeled as a terminal case and was referred for pain management. He deceased after 6 months of the initial presentation.

Keywords: And skin metastasis; Cutaneous metastasis; Poorly differentiated RCC; RCC; Renal cell carcinoma.

Publication types

Case Reports