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]

## Overview

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## Differentiating Head and neck cancer from other Disease

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* 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

## References

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