REGAUDS TUMOUR INVOLVING THE TONSILS: A CASE REPORT
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Research & Health Sciences (IJMRHS) - Year 2013, Vol 2, Issue 4
Abstract
Regauds tumour is a lymphoepithelioma which usually arises in the nasopharynx. Outside the nasopharynx such lymphoepithelioma like carcinomas are exceedingly rare. Such tumours in the tonsil are rare. Here we report a 35 year old lady, a case of Regauds tumour involving the Rt. Tonsil. Tonsillectomy was performed and the patient was subjected to radiotherapy. 2 years follow up showed no recurrence of tumour.
Authors and Affiliations
Muthubabu K| Department of ENT, Meenakshi Medical College and Research Institute, Kanchipuram, Tamilnadu, India, Corresponding author: muthubabu67@gmail.com, Srinivasan MK| Department of ENT, Meenakshi Medical College and Research Institute, Kanchipuram, Tamilnadu, India, Sakthivel| Department of ENT, Meenakshi Medical College and Research Institute, Kanchipuram, Tamilnadu, India
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