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A rare manifestation of metastatic adenocarcinoma
Author(s) -
Yeatman Timothy J.,
Seagle Michael B.,
Cassisi Nicholas J.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1288/00005537-198606000-00019
Subject(s) - metastatic adenocarcinoma , epiglottis , medicine , cervical lymph nodes , dysphagia , adenocarcinoma , head and neck , lymph , radiology , metastasis , pathology , larynx , surgery , cancer
We report a very rare case of adenocarcinoma metastatic to the epiglottis and cervical lymph nodes that presented clinically with symptoms of dysphagia. The method of diagnosis, including recent advances in the evaluation of head and neck metastases, is discussed.