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| Year : 2010 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 321-323 |
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Unresectable basaloid squamous cell carcinoma of the trachea treated with concurrent chemoradiotherapy: A case report with review of literature
Nikhil P Joshi1, Kunhi Parambath Haresh1, Prasenjit Das2, Rajender Kumar3, Ramachandran Prabhakar1, Daya Nand Sharma1, Puthiyeduthu Heera1, Pramod Kumar Julka1, Goura Kishor Rath1
1 Department of Radiotherapy and Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
2 Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
3 Department of Nuclear Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Correspondence Address:
Kunhi Parambath Haresh
Department of Radiotherapy and Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi- 110 029
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0973-1482.73341
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Basaloid squamous cell carcinoma is an uncommon variant of squamous cell carcinoma of the trachea. We describe the case of an unresectable basaloid squamous cell carcinoma of the trachea treated with concurrent chemoradiotherapy up to a dose of 60 Gy in 33 fractions with weekly paclitaxel and carboplatin. The pathological recognition of basaloid squamous cell carcinoma and its distinction from adenoid cystic carcinoma of the trachea is important for its management. Combining systemic chemotherapy with locoregional radiation is a logical approach to treatment, especially for the basaloid squamous cell carcinoma of the trachea, given its tendency to metastasize early after definitive therapy. |
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