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Case of an Incidentally Found Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Tonsil: Are We Underestimating Its Incidence?

A 65-year-old male was incidentally found to have a human papillomavirus-16 (HPV)-associated squamous cell carcinoma of the tonsil. His only major risk factor was chronic and heavy alcohol and smoking history. Fortunately, surgery, followed by chemoradiation led to clinical remission. HPV is a commo...

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Autor principal: Parsi, Meghana
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6957034/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31938661
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.6383