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Syphilis is a widespread infection with increasing frequency in developed countries, especially among men who have sex with men. We present two cases of oropharyngeal syphilis in two middle-aged men who presented with a painless tonsillar ulcer and progressive enlargement of cervical lymph nodes suspected of being a tonsillar tumour. A pathologic analysis of the ulcer led to an accurate diagnosis. We review the imaging and pathologic findings to emphasize the importance of taking syphilis into account in the differential diagnosis.
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Ripoll, E., Montironi, C., Alós, L. et al. Oropharyngeal Syphilis: Imaging and Pathologic Findings in Two Patients. Head and Neck Pathol 11, 399–403 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12105-016-0758-x
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