[A renal cell carcinoma with metastasis to the tongue]

A 42-year-old man had rapidly progressing metastasis to the tongue 3 months after nephrectomy due to renal cell carcinoma. He visited an otolaryngeal clinic with the chief complaint of bleeding and pain on his tongue. Biopsy of the tongue revealed metastasis from the renal cell carcinoma. After treatment with radiation and chemotherapy, the tongue tumor was disappeared macroscopically. Renal cell carcinoma metastasizing to the tongue is rare. Statistical studies on the report of metastasis to the tongue of renal cell carcinoma are reviewed.