Head and neck cancer differential diagnosis

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Maneesha Nandimandalam, M.B.B.S.[2]

Head and Neck cancer Microchapters
Patient Information
Overview
Classification Brain tumor Oral cancer Nasopharyngeal cancer Hypopharyngeal cancer Glomus tumor Salivary gland tumor Laryngeal cancer Thyroid cancer Parathyroid cancer Esophageal cancer
Causes
Differential diagnosis

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [3]

Differentiating Head and neck cancer from other Disease

• oral cancer
• cancer of the larynx
• thyroid cancer
• adenoid cystic carcinoma - a type of salivary gland cancer
• Burkitt's lymphoma - a type of lymphoma that affects the head and neck
• Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans - a type of sarcoma that may involve the head and neck
• Hodgkin's disease - a lymphoma that often involves the lymph nodes in the neck
• paraganglioma - usually found in the head and neck region
• skin cancers - may involve the head and neck