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Gross Tumour of Minor Salivary Glands in HIV Sero-Positive Patient
Douala General Hospital, Douala, Cameroon.
Douala General Hospital, Douala, Cameroon.
Douala General Hospital, Douala, Cameroon.
Douala General Hospital, Douala, Cameroon.
Douala General Hospital, Douala, Cameroon.
- 1 Douala General Hospital, Douala, Cameroon.
- 2 Douala General Hospital, Douala, Cameroon.
- 3 Douala General Hospital, Douala, Cameroon.
- 4 Douala General Hospital, Douala, Cameroon.
- 5 Douala General Hospital, Douala, Cameroon.
International Journal of Clinical Medicine·Volume 03 (2012)·Pages 220–222·Published 29 May 2012·DOI10.4236/ijcm.2012.33043
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Abstract
Tumours of minor salivary glands are rare. We report the case of a 58-year-old HIV positive woman with a palatal adenocarcinoma evolving for 15 years, followed by a literature review. The case enlightens on the deleterious effect of delayed specialist consultation, which in our context is multifactorial in origin.
KeywordsAdenocarcinomaMinor Salivary GlandsHIV
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