Perforation of gastric squamous carcinoma metachronous to laryngeal carcinoma: metastatic in origin?
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The local and regional spread of squamous cancer of the head and neck is well described. We report a possible unusual pattern of spread from a primary laryngeal carcinoma, which presented as gastric perforation.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Gut
دوره 29 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1988