American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 29, Issue 2 , Pages 123-125 , March 2008

Spindle cell carcinoma of the palatine tonsil: report of a diagnostic pitfall and literature review

  • Shujiro B. Minami, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Otolaryngology, Saiseikai Utsunomiya Hospital, 911-1 Takebayashimachi, Utsunomiya, Tochigi 321-0974, Japan. Tel.: +81 28 626 5500; fax: +81 28 626 5594.
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  • Seiichi Shinden, MD
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  • Taku Yamashita, MD

Received 19 January 2007

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PII: S0196-0709(07)00028-2

doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2007.02.006

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 29, Issue 2 , Pages 123-125 , March 2008

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