Multiple synchronous squamous cell carcinomas of the head and neck: A case report

Evangelos Giotakis; Georgios Sakagiannis; Alexandros Delidis; Pavlos Maragkoudakis; Panagiota Economopoulou; Andriani Zacharatou; Dimitrios Kalkanis; Amanda Psyrri

doi:10.1016/j.oraloncology.2020.104717

Multiple synchronous squamous cell carcinomas of the head and neck: A case report

Oral Oncol. 2020 Oct:109:104717. doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2020.104717. Epub 2020 Apr 30.

Authors

Evangelos Giotakis¹, Georgios Sakagiannis², Alexandros Delidis³, Pavlos Maragkoudakis³, Panagiota Economopoulou³, Andriani Zacharatou³, Dimitrios Kalkanis⁴, Amanda Psyrri³

Affiliations

¹ Hippokrateion Hospital of Athens, Greece.
² University Hospitals Leicester, United Kingdom. Electronic address: [email protected].
³ Attikon University Hospital, Greece.
⁴ 251 General Air Force Hospital, Greece.

PMID: 32362358
DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2020.104717

Abstract

Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) of unknown primary represents a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge for treating physicians. Detection of the primary site requires appropriate diagnostic work up. During the past few years more cases of concurrent primaries are described posing significant therapeutic dilemmas. Herein, we describe the first case of a patient with three synchronous HNSCCs.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Biopsy
Disease Management
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
Humans
Immunohistochemistry / methods
Lymph Nodes / pathology
Male
Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / diagnosis*
Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / therapy
Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck / diagnosis*
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck / therapy

Substances

Fluorodeoxyglucose F18