title: [A case of metastasis of the esophageal adenocarcinoma to the middle ear].
abstract: The authors have presented the rare case of metastasis the cardiac adenocarcinoma to the middle ear. They have described occurrence of metastatic tumors of the temporal bone, mechanisms of their formation, clinical picture, diagnostic difficulties, prognosis and ways of therapy. A radical surgical treatment and chemotherapy have been used in this case. The patient died 17 months after diagnosis of the cardiac adenocarcinoma and 10 months after diagnosis of metastasis to the temporal bone.
authors.affiliation: Oddziału otolaryngologicznego szpitala wojewódzkiego Nr 1 w Rzeszowie.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Betkowski
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Mazur
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Eberhardt
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D004432:Ear, Middle / Q000473:pathology / Q000528:radiation effects; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D004947:Esophagus / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000473:pathology / Q000528:radiation effects
vernacular_title: Przypadek przerzutu gruczolakoraka wpustu do ucha środkowego.