Open AccessNasopharyngeal carcinoma presenting as a peritonsillar abscess
Author(s) -
Moncef Sellami,
Souha Kallel,
Mohamed Masmoudi,
Ilhem Charfeddine,
Malek Mnejja,
Abdelmonem Ghorbel
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
egyptian journal of ear nose throat and allied sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.108
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 2090-3405
pISSN - 2090-0740
DOI - 10.1016/j.ejenta.2014.10.002
Subject(s) - peritonsillar abscess , nasopharyngeal carcinoma , medicine , tonsillitis , acute tonsillitis , abscess , complication , surgery , radiation therapy
Nasopharyngeal cancers account for 1–5% of all childhood cancers. Its symptoms can often be deceptive and confusing. Peritonsillar abscess is generally seen as a complication of acute tonsillitis in young subjects. It may, however, in rare cases reveal a malignant pharyngeal tumor.We report a rare case of undifferentiated carcinoma revealed by a peritonsillar abscess in a child