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ArticleJournal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons2024

Diagnostic and management challenge of concurrent tongue squamous cell carcinoma with an unknown parapharyngeal mass.

Raymond Shupak, Roderick Kim, Jun Hyuk Huh

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Article in Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Raymond ShupakDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Geisinger Health System, Danville, PA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9569-5428
Roderick KimDivision of Maxillofacial Oncology and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, John Peter Smith Health Network, Fort Worth, TX, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5287-8793
Jun Hyuk HuhDivision of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, New York-Presbyterian Columbia Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1904-6334
Geisinger Health System · USJohn Peter Smith Hospital · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There are very few case reports of the diagnosis and management of concurrent oral cavity and parapharyngeal space tumors. We present a case involving a 49-year-old female who presented with oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma confirmed by biopsy. Initial diagnostic workup revealed a concurrent parapharyngeal mass. Diagnostic studies and surgical therapy were tailored to account for both pathological entities. The patient was treated with a combination of surgery and adjuvant therapy. The surgical strategy was designed to address both lesions simultaneously. One year post-surgery, the patient had good response to therapy with no evidence of persistent or recurrent disease. This report discusses the outcome and treatment of a rare case of concurrent squamous cell carcinoma with a complicating parapharyngeal space tumor. It explores the diagnostic process, comprehensive workup, and the surgical management.

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Head and neck neoplasmsMassOral cancerParapharyngeal spaceSquamous cell carcinoma

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PMID38419522
PMCPMC10910001
OpenAlexW4392287406

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