Hypernephrometastasis in the Larynx: Radical Extirpation before Diagnosis of Primary Tumour

Metastasis to the larynx revealing a renal cell carcinoma

“…Surgical excision by direct laryngoscopy of the metastasis and subsequent nephrectomy was performed in our case, but 5 months later lung and bony metastases appeared. Similar treatment was applied by Bergstedt and Herberts (1962). The patient was alive and free from disease 2 years and 9 months after the surgical removal.…”

“…The symptoms of metastatic tumours to the larynx do not differ from those of primary malig- nancies and vary accordingly to the site affected. Some Authors (Bergstedt and Herberts. 1962;Stankiewicz and Mostowski.…”

“…Secondary tumours of the larynx are rare and usually occur in the advanced stages of the disease. A metastatic tumour in the larynx revealing a primary lesion situated elsewhere in the body is extremely rare (Loughead, 1952;Shaheen, 1960;Bergstedt and Herberts, 1962;Glanz and Kleinsasser, 1978).…”

Secondary Malignant Melanoma of the Larynx

“…In other cases [Loughead, 1952;Shaheen, 1960;Bergstedt and Herberts, 1962;Glanz and Kleinsasser, 1978], however the laryn geal location was the first symptom reported by the patient and led to the discovery of the primary neoplasm which otherwise might have gone undetected. Beside hoarseness and dysphagia, hemoptysis is an important symp tom of laryngeal metastasis from renal ade nocarcinoma, because of the abundant vas cularization of the tumor [Bergstedt and Her berts, 1962;Stankiewicz and Mostowski, 1979], Neoplastic dissemination to the larynx oc curs via the bloodstream, through lymphatics or the hemolymphatic circulation.…”

Laryngeal Prostatic Cancer Metastases: An Underestimated Route of Metastases?

“… 3–7 Melanomas and hypernephromas have been found to be the most common tumors in case of laryngeal metastasis diagnosis, 8 followed by breast, lung, and colon tumors (Table I). 1–7,9–75 Laryngeal metastases due to prostatic cancer have been found to be a rare event in clinical practice. Only 13 observations of laryngeal prostatic metastases have been reported in the literature (Table II).…”