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Tom W. Geurts, MD; Peter J. F. M. Lohuis, MD,PhD; Frank A. Pameijer, MD,PhD; Michiel W. M. van den Brekel, MD,PhD
The Netherlands Cancer Institute/Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2002;128:1331-1333.

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A 48-YEAR-OLD MAN presented to the emergency department with a severe headache and was seen by the attending neurologist. A nonenhanced computed tomographic (CT) scan of the lower sections of the brain revealed a low-density nasopharyngeal tumor with sharply defined margins and without signs of bone erosion (Figure 1). An otolaryngologist was consulted. The patient also complained of hyponasal speech, and according to his wife, he snored nightly. There was no history of nasal obstruction or hearing loss.

Figure 1.

Physical examination showed a submucosal tumor arising from the left side of the nasopharynx that extended the median and expanded into the oropharynx. There were no signs of cranial nerve palsy, and the appearance of the eardrums was normal.

Fine-needle aspiration and biopsy of the lesion were . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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