title: An unusual metastatic site of laryngeal carcinoma: scapular muscles.
abstract: It is well known that in advanced cervical metastatic disease of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, the incidence of distant metastasis is high. A case of distant metastasis to the scapular muscles from an uncontrolled cervical metastasis of laryngeal carcinoma is presented. Other unusual metastatic sites are reviewed and the possible mechanism of the spread is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey. eayucel@superonline.com.tr
authors.forename: Emre A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Yucel
authors.forename: Tayfun
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Demirel
authors.forename: Misten
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Demiryont
authors.forename: Unal
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Egeli
authors.forename: Kemal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Deger
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019042:Muscle Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D012540:Scapula