Metastatic laryngeal carcinoma as a cause of progressive ophthalmoplegia.
We have described a patient with primary laryngeal carcinoma who had bilateral progressive ophthalmoplegia. Repeated studies of cerebrospinal fluid and initial radiologic examinations failed to provide a diagnosis. Sphenoidal sinusotomy and biopsy were necessary to confirm the diagnosis of metastatic laryngeal carcinoma--a previously unreported phenomenon.
Department of Neurology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill.
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D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009886:Ophthalmoplegia / Q000209:etiology*; D010255:Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed