Table I.

Sites of renal cell carcinoma metastases in the head and neck area obtained from previous studies.

Location	Cases, n (refs)
Skin and subcutaneous lymph nodes	24 (4–11)
Parotid gland	10 (10,18,22,24,33,35,39,41,45)
Tongue	8 (14,15,19,23,31,36,48,51)
Oral mucosa	6 (20,29,30,34,36,40)
Tonsils, facial muscles and oropharynx	9 (21,27,32,34,36,40,50)
Nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses	10 (25,26,28,36,39,42,47,49)
Orbit	3 (15,17,43)
Mandible	3 (12,13,43)
Maxilla	2 (8,16)

The primary location of the renal cell carcinoma was included in the table when various locations were stated in a single study.