A Case of Adenosquamous Carcinoma Arising from the Tonsil
10.3342/kjorl-hns.2017.00318
- Author:
Nam Yoon JUNG
1
;
Jong Chul HONG
Author Information
1. Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea. santa@dau.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Adenosquamous carcinoma;
Palatine tonsil;
Radiation therapy
- MeSH:
Carcinoma, Adenosquamous;
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell;
Diagnosis;
Drug Therapy;
Head;
Humans;
Korea;
Neck;
Palatine Tonsil
- From:Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
2019;62(2):120-124
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Adenosquamous cell carcinoma of tonsil is a rare lesion of head and neck and is often misdiagnosed as squamous cell carcinoma. It has a very aggressive clinical pattern. We encountered a patient with an adenosquamous cell carcinoma of tonsil and performed various treatment modalities including surgical resection, radiation therapy, chemotherapy but the patient expired two years after the first diagnosis. Such case has never been reported earlier in Korea. Herein, we present this rare case with a review of related literature.
