Bronchogenic metastasis involving the frontal sinus and masquerading as a Pott's puffy tumour: a diagnostic pitfall.

Autor: Clarkson JH; St George's Hospital ENT Department, Blackshaw Road, Tooting, London, UK. jhwclarkson@hotmail.com, Kirkland PM, Mady S
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: The British journal of oral & maxillofacial surgery [Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg] 2002 Oct; Vol. 40 (5), pp. 440-1.
DOI: 10.1016/s0266-4356(02)00131-6
Abstrakt: A case is reported of metastatic bronchogenic carcinoma involving the frontal sinus and masquerading as a Pott's puffy tumour. A pathological fracture and persistent lung radiographic changes prompted fine needle aspiration of the mass, which showed a poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma.
Databáze: MEDLINE