title: A case of metastatic colon adenocarcinoma in the larynx.
abstract: Metastatic carcinomas in the larynx are uncommon, and laryngeal tumors originating from the colon are extremely rare. We report a case of metastatic laryngeal tumor originating from a colon adenocarcinoma in an 81-year-old female. Only a tracheostomy was performed because the patient presented with multiple metastases in other regions. The diagnosis, route of metastasis, treatment and prognosis of metastatic laryngeal tumors are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan. daisuke7@fc5.so-net.ne.jp
authors.forename: Daisuke
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sano
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsuda
authors.forename: Takafumi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tanigaki
authors.forename: Yasukazu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mikami
authors.forename: Mamoru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tsukuda
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D016609:Neoplasms, Second Primary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed