A case of renal cell carcinoma mimicking parotid tumor

Introduction: Renal cell carcinoma is a malignant tumor which arising from the renal cortex. Tumor has some symptoms such as flank pain, macroscopic hematuria, and a palpable abdominal mass. Rarely a group patients have metastasizes which cause paraneoplastic syndromes. Cutaneous metastases are quite rare. Case: In this article we will be discussed a rare renal cell carcinoma metastases case which mimicking parotid tumor. Results: After pathological examination, patient were diagnosed with renal cell carcinoma and for the primary tumor treatment, he was referred to the urology clinic. Conclusion: Clinics which are dealing with tumor, are very important to the pathological examination. Patients should be considered as a systemic and the surgeon should focus on other systemic point.