Esophagus metastasis

Esophagus metastasisMetastasis caused by carcinoma of the tongue base
Probability of metastasising aside from the tumours specific histologic characteristics depends on various factors:

Immune status

Localisation of tumour

Vascularisation of tumour and tumour surrounding tissue

Physical parameters (e.g. pressure on tumour)

Source: Endoskopie-Atlas