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Head and neck cancer metastasis to the percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube site: a report of two cases

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 November 2010

Matthew Johnson ,
Aruna Turaka  and
Steven J. Feigenberg
Matthew Johnson
Affiliation:
University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
Aruna Turaka*
Affiliation:
Department of Radiation Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Steven J. Feigenberg
Affiliation:
Department of Radiation Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
*
Correspondence to: Aruna Turaka, Department of Radiation Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA 19111, USA. E-mail: aruna.turaka@fccc.edu
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Abstract

Objective: Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube insertion is used as an alternative to surgical gastrostomy in patients with head and neck cancers for nutritional support.

Methods: We report two cases of head and neck cancer with metastasis to the surgical PEG tube site. The clinical and treatment-related details are discussed.

Conclusions: Metastasis to PEG tube site is a rare occurrence.

Keywords

FDG PET scanhead and neck cancerpercutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
Type
Case Report
Information
Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice , Volume 9 , Issue 4 , December 2010 , pp. 261 - 264
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2010

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