Distant metastases from primary malignancies of the endolarynx

Metastases to the cavernous sinus from primary carcinoma of the larynx

“…We agree with Mumma and Chusid [2] that the number of cases of carcinoma of the larynx that had developed distant metastases should not be considered so rare. Our opinion is to define a high-risk group of laryngeal carcinoma who might develop distant metastases.…”

Intrscranial metastases from a supraglottic carcinoma

“…In an attempt to elucidate the incidence of metastasis from laryngeal carcinoma a review of the world literature reveals a wide range of figures. Clinical studies differ greatly from post-mortem studies in that the incidence in the former vary between 1.3 and4.1 percent (Fabbi, 1952;Pietrantoni and Fior, 1958) and in the latter between 16 and 88 per cent (Braud and Martin, 1941;Mumma and Chusid, 1961;Harrer and Lewis, 1970;Abramson et al, 1971;O'Brien et al, 1971). This vast difference may be explained by patients suffering with advanced laryngeal tumours and treatmentresistant tumours being included in the post-mortem studies.…”

Transglottic carcinoma with intracranial metastases

“…Alonso (1967) et al identified 6 such cases out of 1410 cases of carcinoma of the larynx. Mumma et al (1961) reported one such case out of 317 cases. 00 Brien et al (1971) identified one such case out of 58 cases.…”