title: Pulmonary carcinoma metastatic to the larynx.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, La Paz Hospital, Autonomous University, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bernáldez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Toledano
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Alvarez
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gavilán
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged