A case of metastatic colon adenocarcinoma in the larynx.
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.
Sano
Daisuke
D
Department of Otolaryngology, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan. daisuke7@fc5.so-net.ne.jp
Matsuda
Hideki
H
Yoshida
Takafumi
T
Kimura
Yu
Y
Tanigaki
Yuji
Y
Mikami
Yasukazu
Y
Tsukuda
Mamoru
M
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