Unusual presentation of cervical spine metastases to the ENT surgeon

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 92-95

  Baruah, P ^a   Randall, C J ^a   Burgess, A ^a  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cervical Vertebrae; Dysphagia; Neoplasm Metastasis; Stridor

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; AUTOPSY; BACKACHE; BODY MASS; BONE BIOPSY; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANDIDIASIS; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICAL SPINE FRACTURE; CERVICAL SPINE METASTASIS; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DYSPHAGIA; DYSPHONIA; EMERGENCY CARE; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HALO BRACE; HEMATEMESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ILIAC CREST; KIDNEY METASTASIS; KYPHOSIS; LARYNGOSCOPY; LUNG SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; MALE; NECK METASTASIS; NECK PAIN; PANCREAS DISEASE; PARAPLEGIA; REVIEW; SPINE METASTASIS; STRIDOR; SURGEON; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; LARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; MALE; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SPINAL NEOPLASMS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84872348221     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: 17485460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215112002708     Document Type: Review

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