title: Solitary sternal metastasis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a case report.
abstract: Solitary sternal metastasis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is rare. At the time of diagnosis, distant metastases are found in about 5 to 7% of NPC patients. We report a case of isolated sternal metastasis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in a 23 year-old man.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Acibadem University, Istanbul, Turkey. tbakbas@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Akbas
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ugurluer
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Arpaci
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D000077274:Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D013249:Sternum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D055815:Young Adult