Epidermoid carcinoma with sebaceous differentiation in the vallecula. Report of a case.
The report deals with a case of epidermoid carcinoma of the vallecula with widespread sebaceous differentiaton. The sebaceous areas were first observed in a cervical lymph-node metastasis, which preceded the discovery of the primary lesion. No similar lesion has been described. Recent literature dealing with extracutaneous sebaceous lesions is cited.
D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004814:Epidermal Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis; D004825:Epiglottis / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007633:Keratins / Q000032:analysis; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007825:Laryngectomy; D008297:Male; D037981:Neck Dissection; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis
D007633:Keratins