A rarely observed case of primary multiple carcinomas of the head and neck.
We report a 71-year-old male patient with five separate primary metachronous squamous cell carcinomas of the head and neck (parotid, tongue, soft palate, larynx and hypopharynx) that occurred over a period of 8 years. The long survival of the patient after discovery of his first neoplasm (parotid) is the result of careful vigilance during the follow-up period and diligently planned therapies for each of his multiple primary tumors after radical surgery had been performed on his first neoplasm.
D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D006801:Humans; D007012:Hypopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D010157:Palatal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology