Acinic cell carcinoma: its occurrence in the laryngotracheal junction after thyroid radiation
Squires, J.E.; Mills, S.E.; Cooper, P.H.; Innes, D.J.; McLean, W.C.
Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine 105(5): 266-268
1981
ISSN/ISBN: 0003-9985 PMID: 6894371 Document Number: 178795
An acinic cell carcinoma of the laryngotracheal junction developed in a 54-year-old woman 46 years after administration of radiation to her thyroid gland. Although salivary gland neoplasia has been associated with a history of radiation therapy during childhood, acinic cell carcinoma in such a setting is rare. In addition, she had parathyroid hyperplasia and multiple thyroid adenomas, lesions that have been associated with prior administration of radiation. A history of exposure to radiation should be sought in patients with salivary gland neoplasms of the larynx or trachea.