Sreenivas V1, Chaitanya Pentapati2, Rose Reynold3, Ophelia D
ABSTRACT: Renal cell carcinoma is a relatively rare tumor representing approximately 3% of malignant tomor.2 About a third of patients with renal cell carcinoma have metastasis at diagnosis.2 Clear cell carcinoma is a relatively rare tumor representing approx. 85% of renal cell carcinoma, but has a characteristic of early metastatic.2 Metastatic tumors in the Para nasal sinuses are very rare.2 Metastasis to sphenoid sinus is an extremely rare event with less than 10 documented cases reported in English literature.6 We report a case of renal cell carcinoma with metastasis to sphenoid sinus. Renal cell carcinoma is a rare tumor representing approx. 3% of all tumors. About 1/3 rd. of all patients present with metastasis.
