Cutaneous metastases from a hypopharyngeal malignancy.
Durvasula VS, Mahendran S, Grant JW, Jani P
Department of Otolaryngology and Skull Base Surgery, Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge, UK.
We present an unusual case of carcinoma of the piriform fossa, presenting with cutaneous metastases. These metastases are very rare, present in the late stages of disease, and are usually associated with distant metastases and poor prognosis. They often suggest aggressive disease. We believe that cutaneous metastases from a malignancy in the piriform fossa are more unusual than those from other sites of the head and neck.
Published 13 June 2005 in J Laryngol Otol, 119(4): 319-21.
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