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Bilateral synchronous tonsillar carcinoma

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

D. Rajenderkumar ,
K. K. K. Chan ,
K. A. Hayward  and
R. D. R. McRae
D. Rajenderkumar
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Essex County Hospital, Colchester, UK.
K. K. K. Chan
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Essex County Hospital, Colchester, UK.
K. A. Hayward
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Essex County Hospital, Colchester, UK.
R. D. R. McRae*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Essex County Hospital, Colchester, UK.
*
Address for correspondence: Mr R. D. R. McRae, Consultant ENT Surgeon, Essex County Hospital, Lexden Road, Colchester CO3 3NB.
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Abstract

Synchronous cancers occur in four per cent of patients with head and neck malignancies but no bilateral synchronous tonsillar carcinomas have been described in the English literature. We describe the first such case and discuss the prognostic aspect of this carcinoma. In the presence of contralateral neck nodes in patients with head and neck malignancies, a careful search should be made for a second head and neck primary.

Keywords

Tonsillar neoplasmsCarcinoma
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 113 , Issue 3 , March 1999 , pp. 255 - 257
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1999

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