Subglottic carcinoma treated with surgery and adjuvant photodynamic therapy.
Subglottic cancers are extremely rare as a primary malignancy representing <8% of all laryngeal cancers. Typical age at presentation is in the 5th decade. There are three main types of subglottic carcinoma: adenocarcinoma, mucoepidermoid and adenoid cystic carcinoma. We present a rare case of subglottic cancer treated with surgery and adjuvant photodynamic therapy.
Head & Neck Centre, University College Hospital, 1st Floor East Wing, 250 Euston Road, London NW1 2PG, UK. farainhembe@yahoo.co.uk
Farai
F
Nhembe
Waseem
W
Jerjes
Tahwinder
T
Upile
Zaid
Z
Hamdoon
Francis
F
Vaz
Colin
C
Hopper
D003528:Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008652:Mesoporphyrins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010778:Photochemotherapy; D017319:Photosensitizing Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D008652:Mesoporphyrins; D017319:Photosensitizing Agents; C072269:temoporfin