Palatine tonsil SUVmax on FDG PET-CT as a discriminator between benign and malignant tonsils in patients with and without head and neck squamous cell carcinoma of unknown primary [PDF]
Clinical Radiology, 2018 Deborah Pencharz +11 more
openalex +2 more sources
Adenoid cystic carcinoma of palatine tonsil: A case report. [PDF]
Sci ProgGuo Y, Huang Q, Du H.
europepmc +2 more sources
Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2023 Introduction: The palatine tonsils are secondary lymphoid organs where immune processes occur, influencing the development of a targeted cellular and humoral response.
Przemysław Bant +2 more
semanticscholar +1 more source
Age-related changes of the innate immune system of the palatine tonsil in a healthy cohort
Frontiers in Immunology, 2023 Although tonsillectomy is performed frequently, the role of palatine tonsils in life long immune protection or tolerance is still debated and the consequences of their removal for the immune system are of general interest.
N. Andreas +4 more
semanticscholar +1 more source
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.
V. Natesh +2 more
openaire +3 more sources
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
doaj +1 more source
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
doaj +1 more source
High prevalence of scrapie in a dairy goat herd: tissue distribution of disease-associated PrP and effect of PRNP genotype and age [PDF]
, 2009 Following a severe outbreak of clinical scrapie in 2006–2007, a large dairy goat herd was culled and 200 animals were selected for post-mortem examinations in order to ascertain the prevalence of infection, the effect of age, breed and PRNP genotype on
Dawson, M. +13 more
core +2 more sources
Acquisition of pneumococci specific effector and regulatory Cd4+ T cells localising within human upper respiratory-tract mucosal lymphoid tissue [PDF]
, 2011 The upper respiratory tract mucosa is the location for commensal Streptococcus (S.) pneumoniae colonization and therefore represents a major site of contact between host and bacteria.
AD Reynolds +62 more
core +3 more sources
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.
Julie Katz Karp, Stacey K. Mardekian
openaire +3 more sources