A case report of an alcoholic with delirium tremens diagnosed with hypopharyngeal cancer: Psychiatrists played important roles in the smooth diagnosis and treatments

Background Alcohol use increases the risk of developing several types cancer. Of these, hypopharyngeal cancer has one worst prognoses. Moreover, treating an alcoholic patient with is often difficult. There are various treatments for cancer, including surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy, depending on state patient's quality life. Patients need physical, psychological, social support in decision-making post-treatment follow-up. This especially true patients. Case Presentation A 59-year-old man was admitted to our hospital complaints fatigue, loss appetite, tremor upper limbs. He single, alcoholic, had no family. After treatment delirium tremens, he complained throat pain. endoscopy, magnetic resonance imaging, examination 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography, diagnosed Stage 4 (T2 N2c M0) The psychiatrist otolaryngologist discussed capacity risks associated treatment. Shared considered most important determining strategy. As a result, decided receive endoscopic laryngopharyngeal surgery combination lymphadenectomy, challenging surgical operation successful, now ready new life after discharge. Conclusion Psychiatrists have significant role play oncological patients alcoholism other psychiatric disorders.