Abstract
Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is an aggressive malignancy and the rich vascular supply enables it to metastasize early via haematogenous route. Skin lesions are a late manifestation of the disease. Clinicians should be aware of cutaneous presentation of RCC while evaluating a case of unknown primary with skin lesions.
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Sundriyal, D., Kotwal, S. “Malignant Cutaneous Ulcer”. Indian J Surg Oncol 7, 368–369 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13193-015-0465-1
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