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Actinomycosis presenting as a nasopharyngeal tumour: a case report

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

A. Scott  and
J. M. Stansbie
A. Scott*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Walsgrave Hospital NHS Trust, Walsgrave, Coventry, UK.
J. M. Stansbie
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Walsgrave Hospital NHS Trust, Walsgrave, Coventry, UK.
*
Address for correspondence: Dr A. Scott, Department of Otolaryngology, Walsgrave Hospital NHS Trust, Clifford Bridge Road, Walsgrave, Coventry CV2 2DX. Fax: 01203 622197.
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Abstract

A case of head and meck actinomycosis presenting clinically and radiologically as a nasopharyngeal tumour is described.

Keywords

ActinomycosisNasopharyngeal neoplasms
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 111 , Issue 2 , February 1997 , pp. 163 - 165
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1997

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