Primary Small Cell Carcinoma of the Tonsil: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Small cell cancer (SCC) of the tonsil is a rare and aggressive cancer. There are only 10 cases of tonsillar SCC reported in the English literature. We present a case of tonsillar SCC successfully treated with induction chemotherapy using carboplatin and etoposide followed by concurrent chemoradiatio...

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Main Authors: Amikar Sehdev, Yujie Zhao, Anurag K. Singh, Neelesh Sharma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2012-10-01
Series:Case Reports in Oncology
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/343676