Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10167921 | Otolaryngologia Polska | 2007 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Tumours of head and neck present 12,2% of the pernicious tumours' morbidity rate in Poland. Annually, the number of new cases is around 6500. The authors of this work present a case of a 65-year-old farmer who has been smoking for 40 years and occasionally abusing alcohol. The medical history of the patient includes: arterial hypertension, ureterolithiasis, obesity. The patient's brother suffered from knee cancer. In 1998 the patient underwent ablation of carcinoma (2 Ã 2 cm) from the left auricle. The result of histopathological examination was Carcinoma planoepitheliale keratodes. In 2003, due to Carcinoma planoepitheliale laryngis, horizontal surgery of the larynx was performed. In the same year the patient had superficial lobe of the left parotid gland removed (due to Carcinoma planoepitheliale glandulae parotis sinisti). After the surgery, supplementary treatment was introduced (irradiation Co60; dose - 60 Gy on the treated area). Currently the patient is under systematic supervision. He is in a good clinical condition. There have been no features of local growth in the treated organs nor any remote metastasis reported.
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Authors
Jalal Othman, Ireneusz Rzewnicki,