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Case Reports
. 2018 Jul 16;10(7):e2987.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.2987.

Small Cell Carcinoma of the Hypopharynx

Ruixiang Sun  1 , Alysa Fairchild  2 , Brock Debenham  3
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Case Reports

Small Cell Carcinoma of the Hypopharynx

Ruixiang Sun et al. Cureus. .

Abstract

Small cell carcinoma is rarely found to originate from the hypopharynx and there exists no treatment guidelines due to the small number of cases. Here, we present a case of a female patient with metastatic small cell carcinoma originating from the posterior hypopharynx with lymph node involvement. Her treatment consisted of chemotherapy with etoposide and cisplatin as well as radiation therapy. Her post-treatment computed tomography (CT) scan indicated resolution of the disease at the primary site and follow-up positron emission tomography (PET)-CT scan at three-month post radiation therapy revealed that the patient is clear of the disease.

Keywords: chemotherapy; extrapulmonary small cell carcinoma; hypopharynx; prophylactic cranial radiotherapy; radiation treatment.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1. Pre-treatment positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET/CT) scan
Figure 2
Figure 2. Post-treatment positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET/CT) scan
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