Gangopadhyay K, Abuzeid M O, Martin J M, Saleem M
Department of Surgery, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Int J Clin Pract. 1998 Apr-May;52(3):196-8.
Metastatic tumours in major salivary glands are uncommon, with a higher incidence of primary sites from the head and neck. Renal cell carcinoma often exhibits unusual behaviour causing both clinical and pathological confusion. Renal cell carcinoma initially presenting as a metastatic swelling in the parotid gland or elsewhere in the head and neck is rare. We report a case of renal cell carcinoma metastatic to the parotid gland where the neck swelling was the first sign of the tumour, with a comprehensive review of the literature.
