title: Malakoplakia of the oropharynx.
abstract: We present a case of malakoplakia presenting as a lesion in the oropharynx of an elderly smoker. In this case a clinical diagnosis of carcinoma of the pharynx was made, biopsy revealed the nature of the lesion and management was radically altered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Kent and Canterbury Hospital, Canterbury, UK. drdthomas67@yahoo.com
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: H R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Sharp
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Lawson
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Mitchell
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008287:Malacoplakia / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D009959:Oropharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D009960:Oropharynx / Q000473:pathology*; D010608:Pharyngeal Diseases / Q000473:pathology*