title: Branchiogenic carcinoma--a case for radiation induced carcinogenesis.
abstract: From the time the first case of bronchial cleft carcinoma was reported over a century ago, very few cases have been reported which prove to be a cancer of primary branchial origin, while many metastatic cystic squamous cell carcinomas in the neck have been wrongly categorized as branchial carcinoma. Here, we describe a case of primary branchiogenic carcinoma in a 53 year old Libyan female showing a transformation of a benign epithelium into a malignant type. We further report that this transformation is perhaps brought about by an irregular radiotherapy to the head and neck region.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Al-Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya.
authors.forename: R N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Visweswara
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Patel
mesh_terms: D001935:Branchioma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009381:Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / Q000473:pathology