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Metastatic Renal-Cell Carcinoma Presenting as a Cutaneous Horn

PETERSON, JOHN L. M.D., Ph. D., MAJ., M.C.¹; McMARLIN, STACY L. M.D., COL., M.C.²

¹ John L. Peterson, M.D., Ph.D., is Resident Physician in the Dermatology Service, Department of Medicine, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C.

² Stacy L. McMarlin, M.D. is Assistant Chief of the Dermatology Service Department of Medicine, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C.

Address reprint requests to Stacy L. McMarlin, M.D., Colonel, Medical Corps, Department of the Army, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C. 20307

The opinions expressed are those of the authors and are not to be construed as official or as reflecting the views of the Department of the Army or the Department of Defense.

The Journal of Dermatologic Surgery and Oncology 9(10):p 815-818, October 1983. | DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.1983.tb00737.x

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Abstract

Renal-cell carcinoma develops as an insidious neoplasm, frequently metastasizing to the skin. Cutaneous manifestations vary regarding morphology and sites of predilection. A patient was recently seen demonstrating a metastasis from a renal neoplasm. The lesion was unusual in that it grossly resembled a cutaneous horn. Dermatologists should continue to be alert to the possibility of renal tumor metastasis when evaluating cutaneous tumors.