Parotid metastasis from a gastroesophageal carcinoma: report of a case.

نویسندگان

  • J M Schoneveld
  • W L E M Hesp
  • T M Teune
چکیده

Carcinomas of the lower esophagus, gastroesophageal junction or stomach rarely metastasize to the cervical lymph nodes. Furthermore, the parotid gland is an even more unusual site of metastasis from a carcinoma located at these sites. We describe the case of a 45-year-old male patient who was diagnosed 2 months after transhiatal gastroesophagectomy for a primary gastric adenocarcinoma with metastasis in the left parotid gland. In the literature we have only found one other case report.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Digestive surgery

دوره 24 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2007