Open AccessInfratemporal fossa metastasis of colorectal carcinoma
Author(s) -
Eng Haw Lim,
Irfan Mohamad,
Ramiza Ramza Ramli,
Bhavaraju Venkata Murali Krishna
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
egyptian journal of ear nose throat and allied sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.108
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 2090-3405
pISSN - 2090-0740
DOI - 10.1016/j.ejenta.2016.12.012
Subject(s) - medicine , infratemporal fossa , metastasis , lung , carcinoma , colorectal cancer , peritoneum , radiology , oncology , pathology , surgery , cancer , skull
Metastatic disease of colorectal carcinoma can be present at the time of initial diagnosis or develop along the course of the disease. The liver is the most common site of distant metastasis of colorectal carcinoma. Other sites that are frequently involved include lung, peritoneum and bone. Head and neck involvement is extremely rare. We report a case of a middle-aged lady who was treated for colorectal carcinoma presented with infratemporal fossa metastasis 3 years after the diagnosis of rectal carcinoma. Keywords: Colorectal cancer, Infratemporal fossa, Metastasi