Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagus: A Case of Solitary Metastasis to the Tongue

Gabriela M. Devries, Hafiz S. Patwa, Omer A. Hassan, George Yacoub and Edward A. Levine

Department of Otolaryngology, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, USA
Department of Pathology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, USA
Department of Hematology-Oncology, Wake Forest Baptist Health, USA
Department of General Surgery, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, USA

^*Correspondance to: Edward A. Levine 

 PDF  Full Text DOI: 10.25107/2474-1647.2162

Abstract

Malignant neoplasms that metastasize to the head and neck remain a rare occurrence. Metastatic lesions to the tongue are even more rarely encountered. The majority of the few reported cases have primary sites in the lung, breast, and kidney. Adenocarcinoma of the esophagus with isolated metastasis to the tongue is a unique occurrence with only a handful of cases with other extensive metastases ever reported. Herein we present the case of a patient with adenocarcinoma of the distal third esophagus who underwent a neoadjuvant therapy followed by margin negative esophageal resection, including negative lymph nodes, who subsequently presented with a solitary distant metastasis to the tongue.

Keywords

Esophageal adenocarcinoma; Solitary metastasis; Metastasis; Tongue

Cite the article

Devries GM, Patwa HS, Hassan OA, Yacoub G, Levine EA. Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagus: A Case of Solitary Metastasis to the Tongue. Clin Surg. 2018; 3: 2162.