Nikolaos Goutas Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
cancer, cancer oncology, Carcinogenesis
Laboratory of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
"Dr. Nikolaos Goutas is an Associate Professor at the Medical School of the University of Athens. He holds the specialty of Pathological Anatomy (1994) and Forensic Medicine (2004). He is a member of the medical societies of Pathological Anatomy, Forensic Medicine and Nanotechnology. He has a large number of publications and bibliographical references in International and Greek scientific journals."
Case Report Open Access
Author(s): Vassilis Milionis, Dimitrios Vlachodimitropoulos, Dimitrios Goutas, Nikolaos Goutas
Abstract
Skin metastases represent a rare entity, with an overall incidence of <2 % among all metastatic lesions and 3% of all Renal Cell Carcinomas (RCC). They are more common in males. They usually get misdiagnosed, initially, due to their close resemblance with other inflammatory conditions of the skin. Most common sites of skin metastases include the head, neck and trunk in that order. We report the case of a Renal Clear Cell Carcinoma (RCCC) with a right index finger metastasis. Our case should raise clinicians’ awareness for digital lesions in patients with a known history of renal cell carcinoma.
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