Role of Palatine Tonsil and Epipharyngeal Lymphoid Tissue in the Development of Glomerular Active Lesions (Glomerular vasculitis) in Immunoglobulin A Nephropathy. [PDF]
Int J Mol Sci, 2022 Hematuria is an essential symptom of immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN). Although the etiology of hematuria in IgAN has not been fully elucidated, it is thought that the rupture of the glomerular basement membranes caused by intra-capillary leukocyte ...
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High-resolution MRI of the human palatine tonsil and its schematic anatomic 3D reconstruction. [PDF]
J Anat, 2022 The palatine tonsils form an important part of the human immune system. Together with the other lymphoid tonsils of Waldeyer's tonsillar ring, they act as the first line of defense against ingested or inhaled pathogens.
Herrmann KH +8 more
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Hamartoma of Palatine Tonsil: A Rare Case [PDF]
Oman Medical Journal, 2016 Hamartomas are disorganized but benign masses composed of cells indigenous to the involved site. They have been reported in almost all organs but are rare in the head and neck region, especially the pharynx.
Mimi Gangopadhyay +3 more
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Photonics, 2022 The palatine tonsils provide the first line of immune defense against foreign pathogens inhaled or ingested. However, a disruption in the epithelial layer within the tonsil crypts can lead to recurrent acute tonsillitis (RAT).
Gargi Sharma +6 more
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Primary lymphangioma of palatine tonsil.
J Oral Maxillofac Pathol, 2021 Lymphangiomas are benign congenital tumors of the lymphatic system. Tonsillar lymphangiomas are extremely rare. Histopathological confirmation is essential to make the correct diagnosis. We report a case of primary lymphangioma of the left tonsil in a 17-year-old male patient who presented with difficulty in swallowing and was
Giri R, Dasnayak G, Raman S, Senapati U.
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Sonographic Estimation of Normal Palatine Tonsil Size in Under 18 Year Olds Who Visited a Tertiary Teaching Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia [PDF]
Radiology Research and PracticeConclusion: Normal tonsillar sizes on transcervical US can be used to aid diagnosis of tonsillar pathologies. Palatine tonsil size correlates with age, height, weight, and BMI; however, no correlation is present for sex and side.
Raja Tamiru Muleta +6 more
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Unilateral Pedunculated Lymphangiectatic Fibrolipomatous Polyp of the Palatine Tonsil: A Rare Case. [PDF]
Turk Arch Otorhinolaryngol, 2017 Aslıer NGY, Aslıer M.
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Hamartomatous Polyp of the Palatine Tonsil: A Case Report and Critical Literature Review. [PDF]
Head Neck Pathol, 2023 do Amaral-Silva GK +6 more
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CT texture analysis of tonsil cancer: Discrimination from normal palatine tonsils
PLoS ONE, 2021 The purposes of the study were to determine whether there are differences in texture analysis parameters between tonsil cancers and normal tonsils, and to correlate texture analysis with 18F-FDG PET/CT to investigate the relationship between texture ...
Tae-Yoon Kim +5 more
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Palatine tonsil: An unusual location of rhinosporidiosis
Indian Journal of Health Sciences and Biomedical Research KLEU, 2021 Rhinosporidiosis is a granulomatous disease caused by Rhinosporidium seeberi which belongs to class Mesomycetozoea. It mainly affects mucous membranes of the nose, nasopharynx, and oropharynx.
Santosh Kumar Swain
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