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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Amikar Sehdev Yujie Zhao Anurag K. Singh Neelesh Sharma Primary Small Cell Carcinoma of the Tonsil: A Case Report and Review of the Literature Case Reports in Oncology Carboplatin Tonsillar cancer Neuroendocrine tumor Small cell cancer Etoposide |
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Primary Small Cell Carcinoma of the Tonsil: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
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Primary Small Cell Carcinoma of the Tonsil: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
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Primary Small Cell Carcinoma of the Tonsil: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
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Primary Small Cell Carcinoma of the Tonsil: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
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Primary Small Cell Carcinoma of the Tonsil: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
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primary small cell carcinoma of the tonsil: a case report and review of the literature |
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Karger Publishers |
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Case Reports in Oncology |
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1662-6575 |
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2012-10-01 |
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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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Carboplatin Tonsillar cancer Neuroendocrine tumor Small cell cancer Etoposide |
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