Implantation Metastasis of a Hypopharyngeal Carcinoma at the Site of a Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy

Roland Kurdow, Bodo Schniewind, Y. Delere, Andreas Boehle, Jütta Lüttges, J. M. Doniec

Endoscopy · 2003 · 11 citations · 2 references

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Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is frequently performed in patients suffering from head and neck carcinoma to provide adequate nutrition after radiation therapy. Metastases of the original tumor at the cutaneous exit of the gastrostomy may occur, but have rarely been described up to now

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