Cervical lymphadenopathy in childhood: nasopharyngeal carcinoma as a challenging diagnosis

Cervical lymphadenopathy in childhood: nasopharyngeal carcinoma as a challenging diagnosis

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a carcinoma that arises from the nasopharyngeal mucosa and differs from other head and neck carcinomas by its unique histologic, epidemiologic, and biologic characteristics. NPC is rare in most countries, especially Europe and North America. However, it has a high i...

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Main Authors: Paula Martinez Vianna, Cristiane Rúbia Ferreira, Pedro José dos Santos Neto, Brenda Margatho Ramos Martines
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of São Paulo 2012-12-01
Series:Autopsy and Case Reports
Subjects:
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Lymph node excision
Tomography
x-ray computed
Immunohistochemistry
Online Access:http://www.revistas.usp.br/autopsy/article/view/48325

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