Metastasis to the gastrostomy site in a patient with pharynx cancer after percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy: a case report.

Abstract

A stenosing tumour in the throat region is a common indication for percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG), which may be used for enteral nutrition in palliative cases or placed prior to curative treatment (surgery, radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy) and removed when the patient has recovered and has a reliable and adequate oral intake. Major complications related to PEG are rare, but their treatment poses a challenge. We are presenting a case of the transmission of metastasis to the gastrostomy site in a patient with pharynx cancer after percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy.

• Authors: Miroslav Vujasinovic, Åke Öst, Rusana Bark, Torkel Brismar, Boel Hynning, Mats Lindblad, Peter Elbe
• Journal: Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology (Scand J Gastroenterol) Vol. 55 Issue 8 Pg. 1002-1004 (Aug 2020) ISSN: 1502-7708 [Electronic] England
• PMID: 32634343 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Enteral Nutrition
• Gastrostomy
• Head and Neck Neoplasms
• Humans
• Neoplasm Metastasis
• Pharyngeal Neoplasms (pathology)