மருத்துவ புற்றுநோயியல்: வழக்கு அறிக்கைகள்

Human Papillomavirus Induced Adenocarcinoma of Tonsil: A Rare Entity

Ashish Sethi, John Sundermann, and Pathe Neeta

Oropharyngeal carcinoma or tonsil cancers are mainly squamous cell cancers. Smoking, alcohol consumption and Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) infection are leading causative factors Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma (OPSCC). Locally advanced head and neck cancers are usually treated with combination of surgery and chemoradiation. We report a case of a 60 year old caucasian man with HPV induced primary adeoncarcinoma of tonsil and its clinical course.