Incidence of abdominal wall metastases following percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy placement in patients with head and neck cancer
Fung E, Strosberg DS, Jones EL, Dettorre R, Suzo A, Meara MP, Narula VK, Hazey JW. Incidence of abdominal wall metastases following percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy placement in patients with head and neck cancer. Surgical Endoscopy 2016, 31: 3623-3627. PMID: 28039644, DOI: 10.1007/s00464-016-5394-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbdominal wall metastasisPEG placementNeck malignanciesNeck cancerStomal metastasesAbdominal wallPercutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy placementPEG tube insertionDistant metastatic diseaseEndoscopic gastrostomy placementPEG tube placementRetrospective chart reviewTime of presentationStage IV oral cancerTypes of malignanciesEnteral nutritionChart reviewMetastatic diseaseGastrostomy placementSerious complicationsGastrostomy tubeInitial diagnosisOverall incidenceTumor characteristicsTube placement