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Tonsillar Undifferentiated Carcinoma
A non-keratinizing carcinoma arising from the tonsil. It is characterized by the presence of large malignant cells with vesicular nuclei, prominent nucleoli, syncytial growth pattern, and a lymphoplasmacytic infiltrate. (NCI Thesaurus)
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