Intrathoracic Endotracheal Metastasis from Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma:A First Case Report and Review of the Literature

Intrathoracic endotracheal metastasis from a very distant site is extremely rare. We report the first case of such a disease in a 68-year-old man with nasopharyngeal carcinoma who presented with a cough and hemoptysis 34 months after finishing radiotherapy. Prior to tracheal metastasis, he developed...

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Main Authors: Heming Lu, Jiaxin Chen, Yanyan Xie, Jinjian Cheng, Yanrong Hao, Luxing Peng, Qiang Pang, Shan Deng, Junzhao Gu, Jian Qin, Zhiping Lu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2010-05-01
Series:Case Reports in Oncology
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/314233