Vassilis Milionis Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
cancer, cancer oncology, Carcinogenesis
Istomedica Private Anatomic Pathology Lab, Athens, Greece
Dr. Vassilis Milionis is working as scientist and professor at Istomedica Private Anatomic Pathology Lab, Athens, Greece. The author has specalization in cancer, cancer oncology, chemotherapy, Carcinogenesis, Chemotherapy
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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