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Case 9 - Papillary Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 November 2019

By
Cecilia Taverna ,
Annarita Palomba  and
Oreste Gallo
Edited by
Alessandro Franchi
Alessandro Franchi
Affiliation:
Università degli Studi di Firenze, Italy
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Summary

A 59-year-old man with no history of smoking and alcohol use presented with dysphagia. At clinical examination, the left tonsil appeared hypertrophic, with an irregular shape and soft in consistence (Figure 1). Preoperative imaging confirmed the presence of a lesion measuring 2 × 0.5 × 0.5 cm, localized in the tonsil, without involvement of near structures. After an incisional biopsy, the patient underwent surgery with excision of the mass.

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Pearls and Pitfalls in Head and Neck Pathology , pp. 21 - 22
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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