Pulmonary carcinoma metastatic to the larynx.
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.
Bernáldez
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Department of Otolaryngology, La Paz Hospital, Autonomous University, Madrid, Spain.
Toledano
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A
Alvarez
J
J
Gavilán
J
J
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