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ROBERT E. FECHNER, MD

Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1990;116(3):360-363.

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PATHOLOGIC QUIZ CASE 1

Yuval Zohar, MD, Yoav P. Talmi, MD, Rivkah Gal, MD, Yehuda Finkelstein, MD, Marisa Halpern, MD, Petah Tikvah, Israel

A 38-year-old woman was admitted to our department of otolaryngology for evaluation of a mass on the right side of the pharynx of 4 weeks' duration. The patient also complained of fullness in her right ear for the previous 2 months. During the perioral examination, a smooth, firm, nontender mass was seen, displacing the lateral pharyngeal wall (Fig 1). No cervical lymph nodes were palpable, and no pathologic conditions of the cranial nerve were seen. The right eardrum was atrophic with clear fluid behind it. Endoscopic examination showed complete obstruction of the right side of the orifice of the eustachian tube. The rest of the physical examination and routine blood tests showed normal results. A chest roentgenogram was normal. The patient's computed tomographic scan is shown in . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville

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