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Scientific Reports, 2021 Diagnosis of occult palatine tonsil squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) using conventional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is difficult in patients with cervical nodal metastasis from an unknown primary site at presentation.
Jeong Hoon Lee +4 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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Fibroepithelial Polyp of the Tonsil: Report of a Rare Case [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2015 Pedunculated polyps of the palatine tonsil are rare benign tumours of tonsil. Most of the cases have been reported in adults with varying presenting symptoms.
Ramesh Babu Telugu, Gaurav Ashish
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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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A tonsillar location of a malignant schwannoma: a case report
Diagnostic Pathology, 2022 Introduction Malignant schwannoma is a malignant tumor of differentiation of Schwann cells or perineural cells. Observation The patient was a 74-year-old woman with no particular pathological history.
Imane Boujguenna +8 more
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Correlation of Tonsillectomy with Palatine Tonsil Size [PDF]
Acta Medica Iranica, 2011 We aimed to investigate the correlation of tonsillectomy with palatine tonsil size and to compare the differences of tonsil size and the need for surgery in children and adults. Also we can predict the outcome of tonsillectomy.
Shafaat Davoodreza
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Schwannoma of the Palatine Tonsil [PDF]
Ear, Nose & Throat Journal, 2011 Schwannomas can originate in any peripheral, autonomic, or cranial nerve except the olfactory and optic nerves. Between 25 and 48% of all schwannomas have been reported to arise in the head and neck, with the acoustic nerve being the most common site of origin there.
Neena, Chaudhary +2 more
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Case Reports in Pediatrics, 2011 Childhood lymphangiomatous polyp of the palatine tonsil is a very unusual lesion found in the head and neck. Tonsillectomy has been reported to be the curative procedure of choice for this lesion.
Edward Park +3 more
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A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY OF ORAL AND OROPHARYNGEAL CARCINOMA IN THE WESTERN SICILY POPULATION [PDF]
Euromediterranean Biomedical Journal, 2022 The main risk factors of oral/oropharyngeal carcinomas (OPCs) are smoking and alcohol. Recently, another risk factor has been identified: Human Papilloma Virus (HPV).
Barbara Verro
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Lymphangioma of the Palatine Tonsil
Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, 2013 Lymphangioma of the palatine tonsil is a rare, benign lesion that presents as a tonsillar outgrowth and causes symptoms related to irritation and airway obstruction. Histologically, the mass has abundant dilated lymphatic channels amid a fibrous stroma with lymphoid and adipose elements.
Stacey, Mardekian, Julie Katz, Karp
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