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Metastatic renal cell cancer: Cyst in maxilla bone area

Kidney Cancer | Last Active: Jan 16 8:07pm | Replies (15)

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@tomschwerdt

A renal cell cyst (instead of a carcinoma) sounds like an unusual diagnosis, but I'm not a doctor. What happened with the originating renal cancer - kidney removal?

Radical resection and fibular (or other bone) flap reconstruction is major surgery, but it may be your best option. Some people here like @hrhwilliam have had a very similar surgery in the mandible rather than the maxilla.

Have you sought a second (or third) opinion from a highly rated cancer center? Is genetic testing of the tumor potentially useful?

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Renal cell diagnosis was a big shock to me also. I had kidney cancer 25 yrs ago!! The cyst then engulfed my kidney, but was all contained. They removed it and my kidney, I had no chemo or radiation after, and stayed cancer free for 25 yrs. Then, in September 2022, while having tests done for gum scaling for periodontis, they found the cyst in my maxilla.
Genetic testing, I never thought of it.