Table 1 Literature with previously reported cases of bilateral tonsillar carcinoma
From: Synchronous bilateral tonsil carcinoma: case presentation and review of the literature
Authors | Year | Country | synchr. | metachr. | Recommendation | HPV-16-status | Primary diagnosis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Patel | 2015 | USA | 3 | 1 | Cases in context of dysphagie after bilateral transoral resection | positive | 3× CUP, 1× unilateral carcinoma |
Bakkal | 2014 | Turkey | 1 | Case in context of primary chemoradiotherapy treatment | n.p. | Bilateral carcinoma | |
Nakahara | 2014 | Japan | 1 | Bilateral tonsillectomy or biopsy if HPV positivity | positive | CUP | |
Joseph | 2014 | USA | 3 | 1 | Bilateral tonsillectomy | positive | Unilateral carcinoma |
Moualed | 2011 | UK | 3 | Bilateral tonsillectomy by suspected or proven tonsillar carcinoma | n.p. | Unilateral carcinoma | |
Mannina | 2011 | USA | 1 | Role of PET/CT staging for diagnosis of CUP | positive | CUP | |
Roeser (poster) | 2011 | USA | 1 | Bilateral tonsillectomy if bilateral tonsillar metastasation | positive | CUP | |
Smith (poster) | 2011 | USA | 1 | 3 | Bilateral tonsillectomy by CUP or unialteral tonsil carcinoma | n.p. | 1× CUP, 3× unilateral carcinoma |
Monsted | 2010 | Danemark | 1 | No recommendation in abstract, article in Danish | unknown | Unilateral carcinoma | |
Chianchetti | 2009 | USA | 1 | Unilateral (or less often) bilateral tonsillectomy by diagnosis of CUP | n.p. | CUP | |
McGovern | 2009 | USA | 1 | Bilateral tonsillectomy if both tonsills enlarged + positive PET-CT scan | positive | CUP | |
Kothari | 2008 | UK | 5 | Bilateral tonsillectomy by diagnosis of CUP | n.p. | CUP | |
Kozakiewicz | 2007 | Poland | 1 | Bilateral tonsillectomy by bilateral cervikal metastasation | unknown | Unilateral carcinoma | |
Price | 2006 | UK | 1 | Role of FDG-PET in diagnosis of CUP, search for primary side | n.p. | CUP | |
Kazak | 2003 | Germany | 1 | Bilateral tonsillectomy by diagnosis of CUP | n.p. | CUP | |
Koch | 2001 | USA | 2a | Bilateral tonsillectomy by diagnosis of CUP | n.p. | CUP | |
Rajendekumar | 1999 | UK | 1 | Search for further head and neck primary | n.p. | Unilateral carcinoma | |
Schöndorf | 1971 | Germany | 1 | Bilateral tonsillectomy by diagnosis of unilateral tonsil carcinoma | n.p. | Unilateral carcinoma |