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Carcinoma of the pharyngeal pouch

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

D. J. Stevens
D. J. Stevens*
Affiliation:
Brighton
*
David Stevens, F.R.C.S., Department of Otolaryngology, University Hospital, University of Saskatchewan, SaskatoonCanada
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Abstract

The condition of carcinoma arising in a pharyngeal pouch is rare. It has been described in relation to long standing pouches and in pouches previously treated by the Dohlman's operation. Three additional cases of carcinoma of the pharyngeal pouch are described.

Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 103 , Issue 7 , July 1989 , pp. 695 - 697
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1989

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