Isolated Nail Dystrophy: An Unlikely Presentation of Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma

We describe a case of isolated nail dystrophy that proved to be the presenting symptom of a previously undetected RCC. In a patient presenting with a subungual lesion, tumor metastasis to the nail unit should be included in the clinical differential diagnosis in both oncology patients and previously cancer-free individuals, as a subungual metastasis may be the first indication of a clinically silent visceral malignancy.Skin Appendage Disord
Source: Skin Appendage Disorders - Category: Dermatology Source Type: research