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A patient with kidney (renal cell carcinoma) disease — what type of carcinoma might they develop in the jaw?
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Correct answer: C. Metastatic carcinoma from renal cell carcinoma
✓ C) Metastatic carcinoma from renal cell carcinoma is correct.
Metastatic tumors to the jaw: renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is one of the most common tumors to metastasize to the jaws. Other common primary sites for jaw metastases: breast, lung, prostate, colon, thyroid. Jaw metastases present as: radiolucent lesion, pain, paresthesia, pathologic fracture. The posterior mandible is the most common jaw site for metastasis. In a dialysis patient or CKD patient, RCC is a known complication. When a jaw lesion doesn't fit primary jaw pathology → consider metastasis.
Metastatic tumors to the jaw: renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is one of the most common tumors to metastasize to the jaws. Other common primary sites for jaw metastases: breast, lung, prostate, colon, thyroid. Jaw metastases present as: radiolucent lesion, pain, paresthesia, pathologic fracture. The posterior mandible is the most common jaw site for metastasis. In a dialysis patient or CKD patient, RCC is a known complication. When a jaw lesion doesn't fit primary jaw pathology → consider metastasis.