Palatine Tonsil Measurements and Echogenicity during Tonsillitis Using Ultrasonography: A Case–Control Study [PDF]
Diagnostics, 2023 This case–control study aimed to assess the size and echogenicity of inflamed tonsils using ultrasonography. It was carried out at different hospitals, nurseries, and primary schools in Khartoum state. About 131 Sudanese volunteers between 1 and 24 years
Zohida A. Abdelgabar +4 more
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Lymphoepithelial Cyst in the Palatine Tonsil [PDF]
Case Reports in Otolaryngology, 2016 Lymphoepithelial cyst (LEC) is the most commonly encountered congenital neck pathology in the lateral part of the neck. A 66-year-old woman presented to the ENT clinic due to difficulty in swallowing persisting for approximately 1 year.
Fatih Bingöl +4 more
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Lymphoepithelial cyst in the palatine tonsil [PDF]
Medicine, 2022 . Rationale:. Lymphoepithelial cyst of the oral cavity is very rare. Most intraoral lymphoepithelial cysts are observed in the floor of the mouth and very few cases have been reported of its occurrence in the palatine tonsil. Patient concerns:. A 37-year-
Jae Yeon Moon, MD +5 more
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Primary Lymphangioma of the Palatine Tonsil in a 9-Year-Old Boy: A Case Presentation and Literature Review [PDF]
Case Reports in Otolaryngology, 2016 Primary lymphangiomas or lymphangiomatous polyps of the palatine tonsil are rare benign lesions that are described infrequently in the literature. The majority of the published cases concern adults.
Eleftheria Iliadou +4 more
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Metastasis of pulmonary adenocarcinoma to the palatine tonsil. [PDF]
Mol Clin Oncol, 2019 Lung cancer rarely metastasizes to the palatine tonsil. There have only been a few cases that have reported on palatine tonsillar metastases of pulmonary adenocarcinoma. In the majority of these cases the primary diagnosis is a small cell lung cancer.
Zaubitzer L +8 more
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The palatine tonsil bacteriome, but not the mycobiome, is altered in HIV infection [PDF]
BMC Microbiology, 2018 Background Microbial flora in several organs of HIV-infected individuals have been characterized; however, the palatine tonsil bacteriome and mycobiome and their relationship with each other remain unclear.
Yuto Fukui +3 more
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COVID-19 infection in the palatine tonsil tissue and detritus: the detection of the virus compartment with RT-PCR. [PDF]
BMJ Case Rep, 2021 Two patients suffering from chronic recurrent tonsillitis were reported. The first patient was confirmed infected with COVID-19, 3 weeks prior to tonsillectomy.
Kadriyan H +3 more
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Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Palatine Tonsil [PDF]
Case Reports in Oncological Medicine, 2015 Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) is the most common primary salivary gland malignancy in both adults and children. It has a slight female predilection and usually presents as a painless, rubber-like or soft mass, which may be fixed or mobile ...
Lucas Novaes Teixeira +5 more
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Fibroepithelial polyp of palatine tonsil: a case report. [PDF]
Pan Afr Med J, 2021 Fibroepithelial polyps represent a frequent cutaneous lesion of mesodermal origin, with a prevalence of 1.2% and are rarely located at palatine tonsils.
Marini K +5 more
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Ultrasound features of primary non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the palatine tonsil: A case report. [PDF]
World J Clin Cases, 2021 BACKGROUND Lymphomas are the second most common malignancy of the head and neck. In this region, the vast majority of extranodal lymphomas are located in the palatine tonsil, accounting for about 51%.
Jiang R +4 more
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