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Article: Parathyroid adenoma mimicking cervical recurrence on CT/PET fusion scan.(HEAD AND NECK CLINIC)
- Article from:
- Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
- Article date:
- February 1, 2006
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A 47-year-old man presented to his primary care physician with right-sided otalgia. Examination detected an enlarged right tonsil, which was subsequently unresponsive to two courses of antibiotics. On biopsy, the patient was found to have moderately differentiated squamous cell carcinoma of the right tonsil.
The patient was treated with primary chemoradiation. Six months following the completion of treatment, he was found to have fullness of the right tonsillar fossa. A right tonsillectomy for biopsy purposes revealed squamous cell carcinoma. A composite resection of the right oropharynx with neck dissection and fibular free-flap reconstruction was performed. ...