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Computer-Aided Three-Dimensional Visualization in the Treatment of Locally Advanced Thyroid Cancer
Published on: June 9, 2023
Locally Advanced Laryngeal Squamous cell Carcinoma in a Patient with a Synchronous Second Primary Thyroid Carcinoma
Evropi Forozidou1, Georgios Fyrmpas2, Nikoleta Pasteli3
1Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 'G. Papanikolaou' General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Abstract:
Laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is one of the most common primary tumors of the head and neck region. Unfortunately, patients with laryngeal SCC tend to develop second primary tumors (SPTs), accounting for increased mortality. The lung is the predominant site of a second presentation, followed by the mucosa of the upper aerodigestive tract. In contrast, the thyroid gland rarely hosts an SPT. Our study describes the management and treatment of a 69-year-old female who presented with a rare combination of synchronous laryngeal and thyroid carcinomas.
Supplementary Information:
The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12070-023-03968-y.
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