title: Aryepiglottic fold and subcutaneous metastases from breast carcinoma.
abstract: We report the CT findings in a 77-year-old woman with left-sided aryepiglottic fold metastasis from breast cancer diagnosed 7 years previously. The lesion obliterated the left piriform sinus, had a lobulated contour and showed mild and heterogeneous enhancement on a post-contrast CT examination. Biopsy of the lesion revealed metastasis from poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma, compatible with metastasis of the breast carcinoma. Before detection of the laryngeal lesion, a second primary tumor in the right ovary was diagnosed. After right oopherectomy, histopathology revealed clear cell adenocarcinoma. The patient also had multiple subcutaneous metastases and bilateral cervical lymphadenopathies. Chemotherapy was applied to the patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, AZ Sint-Lucas Hospital, Gent, Belgium. serhatavcu@hotmail.com
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Avcu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Izmirli
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nursun Ozcan
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sengül
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lemmerling
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D018270:Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D003287:Contrast Media; D004825:Epiglottis / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media