Infratemporal fossa metastasis of colorectal carcinoma

Metastatic disease of colorectal carcinoma can be present at the time of initial diagnosis or develop along the course of the disease. The liver is the most common site of distant metastasis of colorectal carcinoma. Other sites that are frequently involved include lung, peritoneum and bone. Head and...

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Published inEgyptian journal of ear, nose, throat and allied sciences Vol. 18; no. 2; pp. 183 - 185
Main Authors Lim, Eng Haw, Mohamad, Irfan, Ramli, Ramiza Ramza, Krishna, Bhavaraju Venkata Murali
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cairo, Egypt Elsevier B.V 01.07.2017
Egyptian Society of Ear, Nose, Throat and Allied Science
Subjects
Colorectal cancer
Infratemporal fossa
Metastasis
الأورام الخبيثة
الانبثاث
التشخيص
الجمجمة
السرطان
القولون
المستقيم
Infratemporal fossa
Colorectal cancer
Metastasis
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Summary:Metastatic disease of colorectal carcinoma can be present at the time of initial diagnosis or develop along the course of the disease. The liver is the most common site of distant metastasis of colorectal carcinoma. Other sites that are frequently involved include lung, peritoneum and bone. Head and neck involvement is extremely rare. We report a case of a middle-aged lady who was treated for colorectal carcinoma presented with infratemporal fossa metastasis 3years after the diagnosis of rectal carcinoma.
ISSN:2090-0740
2090-3405
DOI:10.1016/j.ejenta.2016.12.012