title: [Unilateral neck mass, dysphagia and dyspnea].
abstract: Extraocular sebaceous carcinoma is a rare malignant tumor, arising from skin and salivary glands. An important differential diagnosis in the head and neck region is metastasizing squamous cell carcinoma. Using case histories, the clinical and histological findings as well as the therapeutic principles of this entity are described. Only a few cases of this malignancy in the ENT area are published in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Klinik, Kopf- und Halschirurgie, Universität Erlangen, Waldstrasse 1, 91054, Erlangen, Deutschland. victoria.hertel@uk-erlangen.de
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Hertel
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bozzato
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Alexiou
mesh_terms: D018266:Adenocarcinoma, Sebaceous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D001706:Biopsy; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology*; D004724:Endoscopy; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007012:Hypopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D053555:Keratin-5 / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D056144:Pyriform Sinus / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012626:Sebaceous Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014140:Tracheotomy; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D053555:Keratin-5