title: Basaloid squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx: comparison of two cases and review of the literature.
abstract: We describe a rare case of BSCC in the retromolar trigone with only 3 other cases in the literature and also compare the differences between 2 cases of BSCC in terms of presentation and progression. The first patient had a markedly slower progression with painful retromolar trigone swelling over 4 months without nodal metastases. In contrast, the second patient gave a 2-week history of neck swelling with nodal involvement, indicating extremely rapid progression. Our management was tailored accordingly with the first patient undergoing intraoral excision of tumour and adjuvant radiotherapy while the other had bilateral neck dissection with postoperative chemoradiotherapy. Both patients achieved good outcome and are free from disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Electronic address: sienic@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Sien Hui
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Aun Wee
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Chong
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Abdul Rahman
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Nazarina
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Narayanan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Prepageran
mesh_terms: D002281:Carcinoma, Basosquamous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009959:Oropharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D011044:Poland; D011379:Prognosis; D035583:Rare Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy*
keywords: Basaloid squamous cell carcinoma; Oropharynx; Retromolar trigone; Squamous cell carcinoma; Tonsil