title: Squamous cell cancer of the larynx in an intravenous drug user with AIDS.
abstract: We present the case of a 29-year-old intravenous drug user with AIDS and squamous cell cancer of the larynx. Profound immunosuppression was evident by an OKT4:OKT8 ratio of 0.1. Simultaneous treatment of the laryngeal cancer by laser vaporization and treatment of immunosuppression with zidovudine resulted in no tumor recurrence after one year.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, St. Francis Medical Center, Trenton, NJ.
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Barone
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hutchinson
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Cuppari
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Barone
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000150:complications*