AI Article Synopsis
- Metastatic lesions in the tongue are uncommon, but renal cell carcinoma is the most prevalent kidney cancer that tends to spread, especially to the head and neck area.
- A case is presented involving a patient with an enlarging tongue metastasis that led to airway obstruction due to extensive disease.
- The chosen treatment was local excision to alleviate the airway obstruction and provide palliative care.
Article Abstract
Metastatic lesions in the tongue are extremely rare. Renal cell carcinoma is the most frequent kidney neoplasm, with a high tendency to metastasize. It is the third most frequent neoplasm to metastasize to the head and neck region. We report a case of a rapidly enlarging tongue metastasis causing airway obstruction in a patient with widespread disease. Local excision was the elected treatment to provide palliation of the obstruction.
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