Abstract

Introduction Cutaneous metastases are a well-described manifestation of renal cell carcinoma, although papillary renal cell carcinoma appears to be less commonly associated with cutaneous metastasis than clear cell histology. Zosteriform rash has a papular or vesicular appearance in a dermatomal distribution, and it has been associated with primary cutaneous malignancies as well as metastases from hematologic and solid cancers. Zosteriform rash as a manifestation of cancer has been reviewed by other researchers; however, we are aware of no reports of renal cell carcioma that caused this unusual manifestation of malignancy, and we etail the clinical course of one of our patients in this report.

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