[Intraoral soft tissue metastases of a renal cell carcinoma]

Face, mouth and jaws represent seldom localisations of metastatic lesions. 5-20% of these lesions are reported with localisation in the maxilla, whereas 90% are found in the mandibula. Metastatic tumours in the oral soft tissue are very rare. The most common primary tumour seems to be the renal cell carcinoma. Only histological examination can give a differentiation against benign tumours. The diagnostic and therapeutic management of a 46 years old woman with a metastatic intraoral lesion of a renal cell carcinoma is presented.