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Nasopharyngeal carcinoma presenting as a peritonsillar abscess

Author(s) -

Moncef Sellami,

Souha Kallel,

Mohamed Masmoudi,

Ilhem Charfeddine,

Malek Mnejja,

Abdelmonem Ghorbel

Publication year - 2014

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 , medicine , nasopharyngeal carcinoma , 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

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