Percutaneous gastrostomy site metastasis from head and neck tumors: A single institution case series

OBJECTIVES: Head and neck cancer (HNC) patients often require percutaneous gastrostomy (PEG) tube placement due to malnutrition and dysphagia. While beneficial, PEG tube placement can cause a rare but reportable complication of metastasis of the original tumor to the gastrostomy exit site. The objec...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Metkus, James S., Cognetti, David, Curry, Joseph
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2017
Materias:
Head and Neck, and Tumor Biology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5743160/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29299514
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/lio2.127

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5743160/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29299514
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/lio2.127

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