Case ReportInternational Journal of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery

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Oropharyngeal adenocarcinoma as a rare presentaton secondary to gastric adenocarcinoma: a case study

Int J Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020;6(12):2316-2319.DOI10.18203/issn.2454-5929.ijohns20205082

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Abstract

Adenocarcinoma of oropharynx is a rarely encountered entity. It may be primary or secondary as metastasis from a distant site. Secondary adenocarcinoma of base of tongue is even more uncommon, few cases have been reported in the literature till date including one from stomach as a primary site. We are presenting a case of secondary adenocarcinoma of base of tongue metastasised from stomach after one and half years of successful treatment consisting of surgery and adjuvant chemotherapy.

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  1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
  2. Department of General Surgery, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
  3. Department of Radiation Oncology, Homi Bhabha cancer hospital and MPMMCC, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
  4. Department of Pathology, Homi Bhabha cancer hospital and MPMMCC, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

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