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Pharyngeal pouch carcinoma: two unusual cases

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

M. J. Burton  and
W. S. Lund
M. J. Burton*
Affiliation:
Oxford
W. S. Lund
Affiliation:
Oxford
*
Martin J. Burton, F.R.C.S., The Radcliffe Infirmary, Department of Otolaryngology, Oxford OX2 6HE.
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Abstract

Two patients with carcinomata arising in pharyngeal pouches are reported. In one, the tumour was detected preoperatively by a contrast radiographicstudy. In the second the lesion was a carcinoma in situ. The English literature is reviewed with reference to these two unusual features.

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Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 104 , Issue 10 , October 1990 , pp. 821 - 823
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1990

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