A Case of Hypopharyngeal Cancer Associated With Fanconi Anemia: A Helical Tomotherapy Experience

Gizem Kavak,Semih Basci, Esra Türker Kekilli,Mehmet S Dal,Ebru Karakaya

CUREUS(2021)

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Abstract
Fanconi anemia (FA) is a disease that could be accompanied by multiple abnormalities, such as growth retardation, bone marrow abnormalities, and cancer susceptibility. Among the FA patients, head and neck squamous cell cancer (HNSCC) is the most observed solid cancer. The life expectancy of patients with FA has increased with recent medical advances. Furthermore, HNSCC is diagnosed in 3% of FA patients, and half of these patients die because of their HNSCC. The median age of HNSCC patients with FA is 31, and according to the literature HNSCC incidence of FA, patients is more than 700-fold of the normal population. Here, we reported the treatment details and challenges we faced during hypopharyngeal cancer treatment in a FA patient.
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fanconi anemia, helical imrt, tomotherapy, cetuximab, head and neck squamous cell cancer, radiation therapy, aplastic anemia, concomitant chemo-radiation therapy
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