Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 11, Issue 5 , Pages 353-357 , October 2007

Syphilitic tonsillitis presenting as an ulcerated tonsillar tumor with ipsilateral lymphadenopathy

  • David Oddó, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anatomic Pathology, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 8320000 Santiago de Chile
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Departamento de Anatomía Patológica, Escuela de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Casilla 114-D, Santiago de Chile.
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  • Gonzalo Carrasco, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anatomic Pathology, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 8320000 Santiago de Chile
    • ,
  • Felipe Capdeville, MD

      Affiliations

    • Surgery Service, Instituto Nacional del Cáncer, Santiago de Chile
    • ,
  • María Fernanda Ayala, IM

      Affiliations

    • Internal Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago de Chile

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PII: S1092-9134(06)00049-9

doi: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2006.04.002

Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 11, Issue 5 , Pages 353-357 , October 2007

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