A rare case of oropharyngeal metastasis from lung adenocarcinoma

Toshiki Morimoto; Kei Yamasaki; Yuki Kawamura; Maika Meguro; Taiga Nagasawa; Satoshi Fujimoto; Saki Hiraga; Masahiro Tahara; Kazuhiro Yatera

doi:10.1002/rcr2.70086

A rare case of oropharyngeal metastasis from lung adenocarcinoma

Respirol Case Rep. 2024 Dec 8;12(12):e70086. doi: 10.1002/rcr2.70086. eCollection 2024 Dec.

Authors

Toshiki Morimoto¹, Kei Yamasaki¹, Yuki Kawamura², Maika Meguro¹, Taiga Nagasawa¹, Satoshi Fujimoto¹, Saki Hiraga¹, Masahiro Tahara¹, Kazuhiro Yatera¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Respiratory Medicine University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan Kitakyushu Japan.
² Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan Kitakyushu Japan.

Abstract

Oropharyngeal metastasis from other organs is rare, especially from lung cancer. However, in lung cancer cases, the oropharynx should be considered a potential site for distant spread.

Keywords: adenocarcinoma; lung cancer; oropharyngeal metastasis.