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A rarely observed case of primary multiple carcinomas of the head and neck

Archives of oto-rhino-laryngology volume 242, pages 7–12 (1985)Cite this article

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We report a 71-year-old male patient with five separate primary metachronous squamous cell carcinomas of the head and neck (parotid, tongue, soft palate, larynx and hypopharinx) that occurred over a period of 8 years. The long survival of the patient after discovery of his first neoplasm (parotid) is the result of careful vigilance during the follow-up period and diligently planned therapies for each of his multiple primary tumors after radical surgery had been performed on his first neoplasm.

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  1. Department of Otolaryngology, University of Padua, Italy

    D. Megighian

  2. Department of Radiotherapy, General Hospital of Padua, Italy

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Megighian, D., Zorat, P.L. A rarely observed case of primary multiple carcinomas of the head and neck. Arch Otorhinolaryngol 242, 7–12 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00464399

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Key words

  • Head and neck
  • Primary multiple carcinomas
  • Treatment