Title of article :
Bilateral synchronous squamous cell tonsil carcinoma treated with chemoradiotherapy
Author/Authors :
Bakkal, Bekir Hakan Bulent Ecevit University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Radiation Oncology, Turkey , Ugur, Mehmet Birol Bulent Ecevit University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Turkey , Bahadir, Burak Bulent Ecevit University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Pathology, Turkey
Abstract :
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.
Keywords :
Bilateral tonsil carcinoma , Chemoradiotherapy
Journal title :
Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association (Centre) JPMA
Journal title :
Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association (Centre) JPMA
