Secondary primary tumor mimicking osteoradionecrosis

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Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a malignant tumor rarely found in the head and neck, representing about 1% of all malignancies. The main treatment for NPC is radiation therapy, which is often given in combination with chemotherapy. However, such treatment may lead to long-term complications, including second primary tumors (SPTs) and osteoradionecrosis (ORN). Both complications have similar radiological characteristics, which can lead to erroneous diagnoses. This paper describes a case of a second primary tumor in a patient after 20 years of radiotherapy in the area where a previous extraction was performed, mimicking an osteoradionecrosis process.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12

Enthalten in:

Autopsy & case reports - 12(2022) vom: 29., Seite e2021389

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Carvalho, Giovanna Lopes [VerfasserIn]
Heguedusch, Daniele [VerfasserIn]
Pellizzon, Antônio Cássio Assis [VerfasserIn]
Lira, Renan Bezerra [VerfasserIn]
Alves, Fábio Abreu [VerfasserIn]
Jaguar, Graziella Chagas [VerfasserIn]

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Case reports
Journal Article
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Osteoradionecrosis
Second primary neoplasms
Squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck

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Date Revised 07.09.2022

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.4322/acr.2021.389

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NLM345783123