Siddiqui Farzan, Bentley Gail, McLean Scott, Ryu Samuel
Department of Radiation Oncology, The James Cancer Hospital, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
Department of Pathology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
J Radiosurg SBRT. 2011;1(3):253-255.
This is an interesting case of a pseudotumor mimicking a cancerous growth in the pharyngeal region in a 47 year old female. Careful review of the published literature revealed that this is the first such case treated using stereotactic radiation therapy and fifth case of inflammatory pseudotumor of the pharynx ever reported. Patient is doing well after 5 years of follow-up with clinical and radiological evidence of disease control. This case report serves in drawing the attention of the head and neck oncology community to this rare entity and also understanding the natural history of the disease while presenting some options for management.
这是一例有趣的病例,一名47岁女性咽部出现类似癌性生长的假瘤。仔细查阅已发表的文献发现,这是首例采用立体定向放射治疗的此类病例,也是有报道以来咽部炎性假瘤的第五例。经过5年随访,患者情况良好,有临床和影像学证据表明疾病得到控制。本病例报告旨在引起头颈肿瘤学界对这一罕见病症的关注,同时在介绍一些治疗方案的过程中,增进对该疾病自然史的了解。