Hyalinizing Clear Cell Carcinoma of the Tonsil: A Case Report

Hyalinizing Clear Cell Carcinoma of the Tonsil: A Case Report

Hyalinzing clear cell carcinoma is a rare tumor of the oral cavity and is even more rarely located in the tonsil. Here, we present a case report of a pedunculated tonsillar mass in a nearly asymptomatic patient that was present for 2 years prior to removal. Complete surgical excision was achieved an...

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Veröffentlicht in:Head & neck pathology (Totowa, N.J.) N.J.), 2017-12, Vol.11 (4), p.580-583
Hauptverfasser: Burgess, Bridget, Ananthanarayanan, Vijayalakshmi, Charous, Steven
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Sprache:eng
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Case Report
Dentistry
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Otorhinolaryngology
Pathology
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Zusammenfassung:Hyalinzing clear cell carcinoma is a rare tumor of the oral cavity and is even more rarely located in the tonsil. Here, we present a case report of a pedunculated tonsillar mass in a nearly asymptomatic patient that was present for 2 years prior to removal. Complete surgical excision was achieved and no adjuvant therapy was recommended. We include a discussion of this rare pathology and its typical clinical presentation and course.
ISSN:1936-055X
1936-0568
DOI:10.1007/s12105-017-0822-1