Distant Metastases to the Hallux in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

Abstract

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is a rare tumor originating from the epithelium of the nasopharynx. Distant metastases involve the lungs, skeleton, liver, and occasionally the choroid. I present the case of a 33-year-old man with stage-IV nasopharyngeal carcinoma and an unusual distant metastasis to the hallux, which has not previously been described in the literature. (J Am Podiatr Med Assoc 98(3): 239–241, 2008)