An undiagnosed case of malignancy: case report.
The following report describes the treatment carried out by a UK high street dental technician on an elderly patient with a large malignancy invading the oral cavity through the hard palate from the nose. The lesion remained undiagnosed during treatment for three months. The consequences of this error, and the future role of the clinical dental technician are discussed.
St George
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Royal Free and University College London, Institute of Laryngology and Otolaryngology, London, UK.
Welfare
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Lund
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D003800:Dental Technicians / Q000193:education; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000473:pathology; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010157:Palatal Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D010158:Palatal Obturators; D021362:Palate, Hard / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery