Solitary nasopharyngeal metastasis from lung primary: a long-term survivor after radiotherapy

Randolph H L Wong; Gary M Tse; Calvin S H Ng; Innes Y P Wan; Malcolm J Underwood; Anthony P C Yim

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.02.084

Solitary nasopharyngeal metastasis from lung primary: a long-term survivor after radiotherapy

Ann Thorac Surg. 2011 Jul;92(1):e13-4. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.02.084.

Authors

Randolph H L Wong¹, Gary M Tse, Calvin S H Ng, Innes Y P Wan, Malcolm J Underwood, Anthony P C Yim

Affiliation

¹ Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Shatin, Hong Kong, SAR, China. [email protected]

PMID: 21718819
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.02.084

Abstract

Isolated nasopharyngeal metastasis from lung primary is a rare condition. We report a patient with stage 1B adenocarcinoma of the lung who underwent anatomical lung resection and was subsequently found to have solitary nasopharyngeal metastasis. The patient received radiotherapy to nasopharynx and remained disease-free for 10 years from the date of diagnosis of nasopharyngeal metastasis. We postulate that solitary nasopharyngeal metastasis from lung primary might be a separate entity that responded well to radiotherapy.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adenocarcinoma / secondary*
Adenocarcinoma / surgery
Biopsy, Needle
Endoscopy / methods
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Lung Neoplasms / pathology*
Lung Neoplasms / surgery
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods
Male
Middle Aged
Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / secondary*
Neoplasm Staging
Pneumonectomy / methods
Radiotherapy Dosage
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome