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Sarcoma botryoides of the nasopharynx

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Malignant neoplasms of the nasopharynx other than carcinomas are rare. About 98% of the malignant lesions in this region are carcinomas and adults are more commonly affected (Batsakis, 1974). A case of nasopharyngeal malignancy of mesodermal origin in a child is reported.

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  1. Durgapur

    A. K. Chattopadhyay

  2. Telco Hospital, P.O. Telco, Jamshedpur

    G. Dasgupta

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Chattopadhyay, A.K., Deodhare, S.G. & Dasgupta, G. Sarcoma botryoides of the nasopharynx. Indian J Otolaryngol 29, 25–26 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03047872

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