Human papillomavirus‐associated small cell carcinoma with synchronous squamous cell carcinoma in the nasopharynx: Report of a rare case

• Published in: Cytopathology (Oxford) Vol. 32; no. 3; pp. 385 - 388
• Main Authors: Ma, Weihong, Betts, Guy, Dykes, Michael, St Leger, Dominic, Sargent, Alexandra, Shelton, David, Holbrook, Miles, Rana, Durgesh
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.05.2021
• Subjects: Adult; Alphapapillomavirus - isolation & purification; Carcinoma, Small Cell - diagnosis; Carcinoma, Small Cell - pathology; Carcinoma, Small Cell - virology; Diagnosis, Differential; Head and Neck Neoplasms - diagnosis; Head and Neck Neoplasms - pathology; Head and Neck Neoplasms - virology; Human papillomavirus; Humans; Male; Nasopharynx; Nasopharynx - pathology; Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial - diagnosis; Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial - pathology; Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial - virology; Papillomavirus Infections - complications; small cell carcinoma; Squamous cell carcinoma; Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck - diagnosis; Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck - pathology; Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck - virology; small cell carcinoma; nasopharynx; human papillomavirus; squamous cell carcinoma
• ISSN: 0956-5507; 1365-2303
• DOI: 10.1111/cyt.12952

This is a very rare case of human papillomavirus‐associated small cell carcinoma with co‐existing conventional squamous cell carcinoma in the nasopharynx that is diagnosed by cytological evaluation.