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Extrapulmonary small cell carcinoma in head and neck

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 February 2015

R Yasumatsu ,
T Nakashima ,
M Yamauchi ,
S Toh  and
S Komune
R Yasumatsu*
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
T Nakashima
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
M Yamauchi
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
S Toh
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
S Komune
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
*
Address for correspondence: Ryuji Yasumatsu, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan Fax: + 81926425685 E-mail: yasuryuj@qent.med.kyushu-u.ac.jp
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Abstract

Purpose:

The management of extrapulmonary small cell carcinoma has not been standardised to date. This study reviewed the clinical course, management and survival outcomes of patients with extrapulmonary small cell carcinoma in the head and neck region.

Methods:

Nine patients with extrapulmonary small cell carcinoma in the head and neck were included in this study.

Results:

Five patients received radical surgery followed by adjuvant chemotherapy or radiotherapy or both. Two other patients were treated with chemotherapy consisting of CPT11 plus cisplatin or CPT11 plus cisplatin plus VP-16 three times. Two other patients received chemoradiotherapy consisting of S-1 or CPT11 plus cisplatin. The median overall survival was 14.5 months, with a three-year survival rate of 23.7 per cent.

Conclusions:

The prognosis of extrapulmonary small cell carcinoma is generally poor. Further prospective multicentre studies are required for better understanding of disease entities and response to treatment modalities.

Keywords

Extrapulmonary Small-Cell CarcinomaHead and NeckTreatment

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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 129 , Issue S2 , March 2015 , pp. S83 - S85
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 2015 

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