Laryngeal metastasis from colonic adenocarcinoma.
Metastases to the larynx from distant primaries are very rare. Usually the secondary lesion comes from an hypernephroma or malignant melanoma. A case of metastatic laryngeal tumour from a colonic adenocarcinoma, occurring in a 59-year-old woman, is presented and the routes for laryngeal spread are discussed. The poor survival-rate of these patients justified only conservative surgery.
Cavicchi
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Clinica ORL, Università di Bologna, Policlinico S. Orsola, Italy.
Farneti
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Occhiuzzi
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Sorrenti
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D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D008875:Middle Aged