Tumour seeding following percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy placement in head and neck cancer.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We report the case of a patient with advanced squamous carcinoma of the supraglottic larynx and hypopharynx who developed metastatic gastric deposits occurring at the site of a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube, inserted 10 months previously by the pull technique. We review seven previous reports of tumour deposits occurring at the site of placement of a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy in patients with head and neck cancer, and consider alternative methods of enteral feeding in such patients.
Medical subject headings
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
- Gastrostomy
- Head and Neck Neoplasms
- Neoplasm Seeding
- Stomach Neoplasms