Distant metastases to the hallux in nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is a rare tumor originating from the epithelium of the nasopharynx. Distant metastases involve the lungs, skeleton, liver, and occasionally the choroid. I present the case of a 33-year-old man with stage-IV nasopharyngeal carcinoma and an unusual distant metastasis to the hallux, which has not previously been described in the literature.
Lee
Daniel K
DK
Foot and Ankle Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of California, San Diego, 350 Dickinson St, MC 8894, San Diego, CA 92103, USA. dklee@ucsd.edu
D000328:Adult; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006214:Hallux; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*