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ArticleBiomedical papers of the Medical Faculty of the University Palacky, Olomouc, Czechoslovakia2022

Oral presentation of paraneoplastic pemphigus as the first sign of tonsillar HPV associated squamous cell carcinoma. A case report.

Jan Liska, Veronika Liskova, Ondrej Trcka, Ondrej Ondic, Lukas Hauer, Jan Baxa, Denisa Kacerovska

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Article in Biomedical papers of the Medical Faculty of the University Palacky, Olomouc, Czechoslovakia, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Jan LiskaDepartment of Dentistry, University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, Charles University, Alej Svobody 80, 304 60 Pilsen, Czech Republic.
Veronika LiskovaDepartment of Dentistry, University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, Charles University, Alej Svobody 80, 304 60 Pilsen, Czech Republic.
Ondrej TrckaDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, Charles University, Alej Svobody 80, 304 60 Pilsen, Czech Republic.
Ondrej OndicSikl's Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, Charles University, Ed. Benese 13, 305 99 Pilsen, Czech Republic.
Lukas HauerDepartment of Dentistry, University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, Charles University, Alej Svobody 80, 304 60 Pilsen, Czech Republic.
Jan BaxaDepartment of Imaging Methods, University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, Charles University, Alej Svobody 80, 304 60 Pilsen, Czech Republic.
Denisa KacerovskaSikl's Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, Charles University, Ed. Benese 13, 305 99 Pilsen, Czech Republic.
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Abstract

backgroundParaneoplastic pemphigus (PNP) in the oral cavity is a rare variant of blistering pemphigus disease closely associated with mostly malignant tumors. The diagnosis may even precede an underlying malignancy enabling early detection. Here, we describe a previously unreported case of PNP associated with HPV-related tonsillar squamous cell carcinoma. METHODS AND

resultsA 50-year-old woman was referred to a dentist because of painful oral lesions resembling aphthae major and minor. Later, blisters appeared and an incisional biopsy was performed. Histological examination revealed an unusual coexistence of subepithelial and intraepithelial blisters raising suspicion of paraneoplastic pemphigus. The patient underwent 18F-FDG PET/MRI, showing a metabolically active process in the left palatal tonsil. Diagnostic biopsy revealed HPV type 16 associated tonsillar squamous cell carcinoma. A left tonsillectomy with elective left-sided neck dissection was performed. The postoperative period was complicated by bilateral fluidothorax. Two weeks after radical tumor removal, the mucosal and skin lesions of PNP disappeared. The patient currently shows no evidence of recurrence either of malignancy or PNP eight months after the surgery.

conclusionPNP is a rare autoimmune blistering disease characterized by polymorphous cutaneous and mucosal lesions associated with internal neoplasms including HPV associated squamous cell carcinoma of a tonsil. In order to identify an occult malignancy, a whole-body PET/CT or PET/MRI scan is recommended. Rarely, accurate patient management may depend on the dentist being familiar with this entity and on interdisciplinary cooperation involving dermatologist, radiologist, pathologist, and pneumologist. A strict patient follow-up is indicated.

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Autoimmune DiseasesCarcinoma, Squamous CellPapillomavirus InfectionsParaneoplastic SyndromesPemphigusBlisterFemaleHumansMiddle AgedPalatine TonsilPositron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography18F-FDG PET/MRIoral mucosa lesions; paraneoplastic autoimmune multiorgan syndromeparaneoplastic pemphiguspulmonary complicationstonsillar carcinoma HPV associated

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