Neck abscess: an unusual presentation of a thoracic malignancy.

Department of Otolaryngology, University of Cape Town, Republic of South Africa.

J Laryngol Otol. 1998 Sep;112(9):891-2. doi: 10.1017/s0022215100141994.

In general, malignancies presenting as abscesses are uncommon. We report on a patient that presented with a neck abscess originating in a cluster of metastatic lymph nodes from a primary squamous cell carcinoma arising in the thoracic oesophagus.