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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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Relationship between size of pharyngeal and palatine tonsils and apnea–hypopnea index in pediatric obstructive sleep apnea

Fujita Medical Journal
Objective: To determine whether the combination of the pharyngeal tonsil grade and palatine tonsil grade results in differences in the apnea–hypopnea index (AHI) and to determine whether each parameter separately (pharyngeal tonsil grade and palatine ...
Masamichi Kaneko, Masatoshi Hirata, Ayami Kimura, Hiroya Inada, Kazuki Shikano, Satoshi Ito, Takayuki Okano, Hiroshi Yatsuya, Seiichi Nakata   +8 more
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Primary Lymphangioma of the Palatine Tonsil in a 9-Year-Old Boy: A Case Presentation and Literature Review

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, Nektarios Papapetropoulos, Eleftherios Karamatzanis, Panagiotis Saravakos, Konstantinos Saravakos   +4 more
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An unusual palatine tonsil lesion

European Annals of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Diseases, 2019
No abstract ...
Fabre, C., Gil, H., Righini, C.A.
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The Tonsils Revisited: Review of the Anatomical Localization and Histological Characteristics of the Tonsils of Domestic and Laboratory Animals

Clinical and Developmental Immunology, 2011
This paper gives an overview of the anatomical localization and histological characteristics of the tonsils that are present in ten conventional domestic animal species, including the sheep, goat, ox, pig, horse, dog, cat, rabbit, rat, and pigeon ...
Christophe Casteleyn, Sofie Breugelmans, Paul Simoens, Wim Van den Broeck   +3 more
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A rare cause of tonsil mass in a child: Lymphoid polyp

SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2017
Objective: Solitary mass lesions of the palatine tonsils are rare in children. While a tonsillar mass can be concerning for a neoplasm, benign conditions may present with a mass arising from the surface of the palatine tonsils in children.
Hongzhao Ji, Seckin O Ulualp, Anita Sengupta   +2 more
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A Core Head, Neck, and Neuroanatomy Syllabus for Physical Therapy Student Education

Clinical Anatomy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Head, neck, and neuroanatomy are essential components of physical therapy education due to their broad clinical applications. Detailed syllabi exist for medical students, yet none have been developed for physical therapy. This study aimed to produce an International Federation of Associations of Anatomists core head, neck, and neuroanatomy ...
Stephanie J. Woodley, Brooke Willoughby, Alexandra L. Webb, Natasha A. M. S. Flack, Laura Y. Whitburn   +4 more
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Optical coherence tomography and autofluorescence imaging of human tonsil. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
For the first time, we present co-registered autofluorescence imaging and optical coherence tomography (AF/OCT) of excised human palatine tonsils to evaluate the capabilities of OCT to visualize tonsil tissue components. Despite limited penetration depth,
Hamid Pahlevaninezhad, Anthony M D Lee, Miriam Rosin, Ivan Sun, Lewei Zhang, Mehrnoush Hakimi, Calum MacAulay, Pierre M Lane   +7 more
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Can Shear Wave Elastography Help Differentiate Acute Tonsillitis from Normal Tonsils in Pediatric Patients: A Prospective Preliminary Study

Children, 2023
Shear wave elastography (SWE) is a non-invasive imaging technique used to quantify the elasticity/stiffness of any tissue. There are normative SWE studies on tonsils in healthy children in the literature.
Bunyamin Ece, Sonay Aydin
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