Primary Small Cell Carcinoma of the Tonsil: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Small cell cancer (SCC) of the tonsil is a rare and aggressive cancer. There are only 10 cases of tonsillar SCC reported in the English literature. We present a case of tonsillar SCC successfully treated with induction chemotherapy using carboplatin and etoposide followed by concurrent chemoradiatio...

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Autores principales: Sehdev, Amikar, Zhao, Yujie, Singh, Anurag K., Sharma, Neelesh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2012
Materias:
October, 2012
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3492971/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23139668
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000343676
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Sumario:Small cell cancer (SCC) of the tonsil is a rare and aggressive cancer. There are only 10 cases of tonsillar SCC reported in the English literature. We present a case of tonsillar SCC successfully treated with induction chemotherapy using carboplatin and etoposide followed by concurrent chemoradiation therapy with cisplatin as radiosensitizer. The patient remained free of recurrence after 3 years of follow-up. We also provide a succinct review of all tonsillar SCC cases reported in the English literature and their outcomes.

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