Carcinoma of the larynx in an 11-year-old boy with late cervical metastasis: report of a case with a ten-year follow-up.
An 11-year-old boy with laryngeal carcinoma underwent a partial laryngectomy. Subsequently, a cervical metastatic node developed eight months following a tonsillectomy; a radical neck dissection was performed. The patient has remained free of disease over a ten-year follow-up period. In our review of the English literature, no similar case report was found. The potential relationship of tonsillectomy to alterations in local T cell-mediated immune response is discussed.
D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology*; D002648:Child; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D009333:Neck