Metastatic deposit of Squamous cell carcinoma of larynx presenting as acute intestinal obstruction: An atypical presentation with literature review

Abstract

Laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is the major subtype, accounting for 90% of cancers at this site. While it has a propensity for locoregional spread to cervical nodes, distant metastasis is seen less frequently and mostly to the lungs, bones, and liver, with an overall incidence of 6.5–7.3%. We hereby report a case of a 61-year-old male previously treated for SCC of the larynx, presenting with an acute intestinal obstruction with the presence of metastatic deposits of SCC in the omentum.