A RARE CASE OF LYMPHOEPITHELIOMA OF THE PALATINE TONSIL

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Issue: 
7
Year: 
2017

Sh. Aliev (1), V. Shpotin (1, 2), MD; V. Saidulaev (2); A. Chernukhin (1), Candidate of Medical Sciences 1-Astrakhan State Medical University; 2-Astrakhan Branch, Research Clinical Center of Otorhinolaryngology, Federal Biomedical Agency of Russia

The paper describes a case, in which lymphoepithelioma (Schmincke’s tumor) has simulated a peritonsillar abscess.

Keywords: 
oncology
otorhinolaryngology
Schmincke’s tumor
lymphoepithelioma
radiation therapy
peritonsillar abscess



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