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Pulmonary carcinoma metastatic to the larynx

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Ricardo Bernáldez ,
Adolfo Toledano ,
Javier Alvarez  and
Javier Gavilán
Ricardo Bernáldez*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, La Paz Hospital, Autonomous University, Madrid, Spain
Adolfo Toledano
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, La Paz Hospital, Autonomous University, Madrid, Spain
Javier Alvarez
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, La Paz Hospital, Autonomous University, Madrid, Spain
Javier Gavilán
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, La Paz Hospital, Autonomous University, Madrid, Spain
*
Dr Ricardo Bernáldez, La Paz Hospital, Paszo de la Castellana, 261, ZBO 46 — Madrid, Spain
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Abstract

Metastases to the larynx from distant primaries are rare. We report a case of a pulmonary epidermoid carcinoma metastatic to the larynx that simulated a primary cancer. A review of the literature showed nine previously reported cases of pulmonary metastases to the larynx—only two of them were epidermoid carcinomas.

Treatment of a secondary lesion in the larynx is justified only when other organs have not been affected. The diagnostic and therapeutic considerations of this condition are discussed.

Keywords

Pulmonary neoplasmsCarcinoma, squamous cellNeoplasm metastasisLarynx
Type
Pathology in Focus
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 108 , Issue 10 , October 1994 , pp. 898 - 901
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1994

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