Laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma with sebaceous differentiation

A case of supraglottic laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma with sebaceous differentiation in a 68-year-old Caucasian male is described. A right cervical lymph node metastasis, excised during the laryngectomy operation, consisted exclusively of squamous cells. Despite intensive post-operative chemother...

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Published in:Journal of laryngology and otology 1995-08, Vol.109 (8), p.784-786
Main Authors: Panayiotides, J. G., Arapantoni-Dadioti, P., Banis, C. G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Carcinoma
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - pathology
Fatal Outcome
Humans
Laryngeal neoplasms
Laryngeal Neoplasms - pathology
Male
Medical sciences
Neoplasms, Multiple Primary - pathology
Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology
Pathology in Focus
Sebaceous gland neoplasms
Sebaceous Gland Neoplasms - pathology
squamous cell
Tumors
Upper respiratory tract, upper alimentary tract, paranasal sinuses, salivary glands: diseases, semeiology
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Summary:A case of supraglottic laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma with sebaceous differentiation in a 68-year-old Caucasian male is described. A right cervical lymph node metastasis, excised during the laryngectomy operation, consisted exclusively of squamous cells. Despite intensive post-operative chemotherapy. the patient developed metastatic foci in the left cervical area and left pulmonary hilus and died seven months later. This is the second case report of a laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma with sebaceous differentiation in the literature.
ISSN:0022-2151
1748-5460
DOI:10.1017/S0022215100131329