Korean Journal of Head & Neck Oncology (대한두경부종양학회지)

The Korean Society for Head and Neck Oncology (대한두경부종양학회)
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A Case of Adenocarcinoma Arising From Palatine Tonsil

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  • Park, Sung Ho (Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences) ;
  • Kim, Nam Young (Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences) ;
  • Kim, Kyoung Hun (Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences) ;
  • Lee, Guk Haeng (Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences) ;
  • Lee, Byeong Cheol (Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences) ;
  • Lee, Myung-Chul (Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences) ;
  • Choi, Ik Joon (Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences)
  • 박성호 (한국원자력의학원 원자력병원 이비인후-두경부외과) ;
  • 김남영 (한국원자력의학원 원자력병원 이비인후-두경부외과) ;
  • 김경헌 (한국원자력의학원 원자력병원 이비인후-두경부외과) ;
  • 이국행 (한국원자력의학원 원자력병원 이비인후-두경부외과) ;
  • 이병철 (한국원자력의학원 원자력병원 이비인후-두경부외과) ;
  • 이명철 (한국원자력의학원 원자력병원 이비인후-두경부외과) ;
  • 최익준 (한국원자력의학원 원자력병원 이비인후-두경부외과)
  • Received : 2015.10.22
  • Accepted : 2015.11.01
  • Published : 2015.11.30
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Abstract

Adenocarcinoma is a cancer that begins in glandular cells and can occur in several parts of the body. Adenocarcinoma is a rare malignancy of the oropharynx with a few cases reported in the previous report. We describe 1 case of adenocarcinoma of the oropharynx. 46-year-old man was found to have an asymptomatic left tonsil mass and left neck mass that revealed adenocarcinoma by biopsy. A left tonsillectomy and selective neck dissection was performed and pathology confirmed adenocarcinoma with tonsil and neck mass. We report this case with a brief literature review.

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