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. 1988 Apr;29(4):534–536. doi: 10.1136/gut.29.4.534

Perforation of gastric squamous carcinoma metachronous to laryngeal carcinoma: metastatic in origin?

G F Whalen 1, W K Huizinga 1, A Marszalek 1
PMCID: PMC1433539  PMID: 3371721

Abstract

The local and regional spread of squamous cancer of the head and neck is well described. We report a possible unusual pattern of spread from a primary laryngeal carcinoma, which presented as gastric perforation.

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