Synchronous HPV positive bilateral palatine tonsillar squamous cell carcinoma – Brief review of current literature on the role of magnetic resonance imaging
Abstract:Synchronous bilateral palatine tonsillar Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC) is a rare presentation and less than 10 cases of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) mediated synchronous bilateral palatine tonsillar SCC has been reported. We report case of a patient who presents with a painless left sided neck swelling and was subsequently diagnosed by imaging and histopathology with bilateral Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC) of the palatine tonsil and cervical nodal metastasis. Due to its excellent soft tissue/tumor contrast resol… Show more
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