Head and neck cancer differential diagnosis: Difference between revisions

	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

Revision as of 02:45, 30 January 2012

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

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

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

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 ==Overview==
+==Diseases with similar symptoms==
+*[[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 cancer]]s - may involve the head and neck
 ==References==