Malakoplakia of the oropharynx.
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.
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Department of Otolaryngology, Kent and Canterbury Hospital, Canterbury, UK. drdthomas67@yahoo.com
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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*