RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Head and neck spindle cell carcinoma: an evaluation of current management
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 479
OP 482
VO 59
IS 5
A1 Michael S. Benninger
A1 Dennis Kraus
A1 Bruce Sebek
A1 Harvey M. Tucker
A1 Pierre Lavertu
YR 1992
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/59/5/479.abstract
AB Spindle cell carcinoma is an unusual variant of squamous cell carcinoma. The histogenesis of these tumors is controversial, as is the prognosis for patients with spindle cell carcinoma of the head and neck when compared with all squamous cell carcinomas of these sites. Fifteen consecutive nondermal cases of spindle cell carcinoma of the head and neck were reviewed. Six patients had spindle cell carcinoma either in recurrent tumor or in neck metastases following treatment for squamous cell carcinoma where a spindle cell component was not initially noted. Despite aggressive management, 13 patients have died from their disease. The histogenesis and management of spindle cell carcinoma of the head and neck are discussed.