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Pediatric tonsillar synovial sarcoma: extremely rare case report [PDF]
Frontiers in PediatricsBackgroundSynovial sarcoma (SS) is a malignant tumor characterized by partial epithelial differentiation. While SS predominantly affects older children and young adults, it can arise in nearly any anatomical region.
Şule Çalışkan Kamış +1 more
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Ear, Nose & Throat Journal, 2021 There has been a subjective increase in the number of patients presenting for tonsil stones to our pediatric otolaryngology clinic. This may be related to frequent viewing of videos on the social media application, TikTok, pertaining to tonsil stones.
Anita Sulibhavi, Glenn Isaacson
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Intrathyroidal metastasis of tonsillar squamous cell carcinoma masquerading as a primary thyroid tumor [PDF]
Journal of Pathology and Translational Medicine, 2023 Intrathyroidal metastasis of tonsillar squamous cell carcinoma is rare. To date, only six cases have been reported in the literature. This case was unusual and presented with thyromegaly before the diagnosis of the primary tumor.
Jai-Hyang Go
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Correlations Between the Adenotonsillar Microbiome and Clinical Characteristics of Pediatric Patients With Snoring [PDF]
Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology, 2021 Objectives Few studies have reported combined analyses of the microbiome of the adenoids and tonsils in pediatric patients with snoring, and correlations of the adenotonsillar microbiome with clinical characteristics have not been evaluated to date.
Kyung Soo Kim, Hyun Jin Min
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Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2022 Objectives: Hypertrophic palatine tonsils play a role in the blockage of the upper airway, one of the known causes of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). Therefore, it is possible that there is an association between tonsil size and the success of pharyngeal ...
Silvia Matarredona-Quiles +4 more
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Correlation between Tonsil Shadow Area on Skull Lateral View and Tonsil Volume after Tonsillectomy [PDF]
Sleep Medicine Research, 2019 Background and Objective To begin with, an adenotonsillectomy is one of the most common operations in children who have been diagnosed with a condition of sleep-disordered breathing.
Ho Chan Kim +2 more
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The forgotten tonsils—does the immune active organ absorb nanoplastics?
Frontiers in Nanotechnology, 2022 Nanoplastics are defined as plastic particles broken down to extremely small sizes (1–100 nm) with unknown effects to the human body and immune system. Air and food exposure scenarios involving blood, lungs and intestine are considered in the literature.
Mikael T. Ekvall +7 more
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Distinct microbial communities colonize tonsillar squamous cell carcinoma
OncoImmunology, 2021 Squamous cell carcinoma of the tonsil is one of the most frequent cancers of the oropharynx. The escalating rate of tonsil cancer during the last decades is associated with the increase of high risk-human papilloma virus (HR-HPV) infections.
Angelina De Martin +12 more
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Ectopic tonsil in the floor of the mouth: A case report
Acta Oto-Laryngologica Case Reports, 2021 Tonsil tissue not located at known anatomical locations at the entry of aero-digestive system is called ectopic tonsil. This is rarely presented clinically and may lead to diagnostic confusion when encountered.
Amanj Saber
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The Laryngoscope, 1989 AbstractEleven patients with acute and/or chronic tonsillitis, who presented with a spontaneous tonsillar hemorrhage are reported and discussed. Two patterns of hemorrhage were noted: 1. diffuse, parenchymal bleeding and 2. localized bleeding from dilated surface vessels.Pharyngeal culture for group A bela‐hemolytic Streptococcus was positive in six ...
S, Levy, L, Brodsky, J, Stanievich
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