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]

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

Overview[edit | edit source]

Differentiating Head and neck cancer from other Disease[edit | edit source]

• 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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