Bilateral synchronous squamous cell tonsil carcinoma treated with chemoradiotherapy

The incidence of numerous head and neck tumours is a known issue though bilateral synchronous tonsillar carcinoma reports are so uncommon that only 20 cases were found in a literature review. Most of these patients were treated with bilateral tonsillectomy followed by adjuvant radiotherapy. We repor...

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Published in:Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 2014-04, Vol.64 (4), p.468-470
Main Authors: Bakkal, Bekir Hakan, Ugur, Mehmet Birol, Bahadir, Burak
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cancer
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - pathology
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - therapy
Care and treatment
Chemoradiotherapy
Head and Neck Neoplasms - pathology
Head and Neck Neoplasms - therapy
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Middle Aged
Neoplasms, Multiple Primary - pathology
Neoplasms, Multiple Primary - therapy
Radiotherapy
Squamous cell carcinoma
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck
Tonsillar Neoplasms - pathology
Tonsillar Neoplasms - therapy
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Summary:The incidence of numerous head and neck tumours is a known issue though bilateral synchronous tonsillar carcinoma reports are so uncommon that only 20 cases were found in a literature review. Most of these patients were treated with bilateral tonsillectomy followed by adjuvant radiotherapy. We report, to our knowledge, the first case of bilateral synchronous tonsillar squamous cell carcinoma treated only with chemoradiotherapy without tonsillectomy.
ISSN:0030-9982