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Squamous cell carcinoma presenting as a peritonsillar abscess
S B Holmes1, K Vora, P S Hardee
1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, St Bartholomew's and The Royal London Hospital NHS Trust, London, UK.
The British Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
|February 17, 2001
Abstract:
Peritonsillar abscess is a rare presentation of squamous cell carcinoma of the tonsil. We report two cases illustrating the need to be aware of the possibility and reinforcing the need to send all excised tissue for histopathological diagnosis.