Synchronous laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma and Hodgkin lymphoma of the head and neck region

Auris Nasus Larynx. 2009 Aug;36(4):501-4. doi: 10.1016/j.anl.2008.10.012. Epub 2008 Dec 31.

Abstract

During the pathologic examination of neck dissection specimens, unexpected findings may occasionally be encountered. Such findings include the presence of a second primary tumor or a chronic infectious or inflammatory disease. We report a case of a 65-year-old man who underwent a supracricoid partial laryngectomy and bilateral neck dissection for squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx. Histopathologic examination of the larynx revealed well-differentiated squamous cell carcinoma, but examination of the neck dissection specimen revealed a mixed cellularity subtype of classical Hodgkin lymphoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell* / diagnosis
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell* / surgery
  • Head and Neck Neoplasms* / pathology
  • Hodgkin Disease* / pathology
  • Humans
  • Incidental Findings
  • Laryngeal Neoplasms* / diagnosis
  • Laryngeal Neoplasms* / surgery
  • Laryngectomy
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Neoplasms, Multiple Primary* / pathology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed