A Review of Head And Neck Cancer Patients with HIV Infection

Abstract

　Recently, with the advances in the treatment of HIV infection, patients with HIV infection are living longer. The frequency of non-AIDS-defining cancer, including head and neck cancers, in these patients has increased. There are few reports on head and neck cancer patients with HIV infection in our country. In this study, we investigated the characteristics of head and neck cancer patients with HIV infection. Four patients were included in this study: two with oropharyngeal cancer, one with laryngeal cancer, and one with tongue cancer. All patients were male and relatively young. The cancers in all four patients were responsive to the primary treatments employed, such as chemoradiotherapy, but could easily recur locoregionally and worsen the prognosis. During the CRT or RT, the CD4+ cell count decreased in all the patients, -however, no severe adverse events or AIDS were encountered.