A giant tonsillolith camouflaging as a peritonsillar abscess
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Lymphoma presenting as a peritonsillar abscess.
INTRODUCTION Peritonsillar abscess is generally seen as a complication of acute tonsillitis in young subjects. It may, however, in rare cases reveal a malignant tumor of the tonsil: most often squamous cell carcinoma or, more rarely, lymphoma. We report a rare case of tonsillar lymphoma revealed by a peritonsillar abscess. CASE REPORT A 66-year-old woman, without history of recurrent tonsilli...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2454-5937,2454-5929
DOI: 10.18203/issn.2454-5929.ijohns20202233