Solitary sternal metastasis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a case report.

Akbas T., Ugurluer G., Arpaci T.

European review for medical and pharmacological sciences, cilt.16, sa.14, ss.1947-50, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 16 Sayı: 14
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Dergi Adı: European review for medical and pharmacological sciences
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1947-50
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Nasopharyngeal carcinoma, Metastasis solitary, Sternum, PATTERN, BONE, CT
  • Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Solitary sternal metastasis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is rare. At the time of diagnosis, distant metastases are found in about 5 to 7% of NPC patients. We report a case of isolated sternal metastasis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in a 23 year-old man.