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Primary Lymphangioma of the Tonsil: A Case Report
Benign tumors of the tonsils occur infrequently. Lymphangiomas are rare congenital tumors of the lymphatic system, and tonsillar lymphangioma is an extremely rare occurrence. Its pathogenesis is uncertain, but history, clinical examination, and histological examination should establish the diagnosis...
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2011
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3114408/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21687586 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/183182 |
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author | Balatsouras, Dimitrios G. Fassolis, Alexandros Koukoutsis, George Ganelis, Panayotis Kaberos, Antonis |
author_facet | Balatsouras, Dimitrios G. Fassolis, Alexandros Koukoutsis, George Ganelis, Panayotis Kaberos, Antonis |
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description | Benign tumors of the tonsils occur infrequently. Lymphangiomas are rare congenital tumors of the lymphatic system, and tonsillar lymphangioma is an extremely rare occurrence. Its pathogenesis is uncertain, but history, clinical examination, and histological examination should establish the diagnosis. We present a 17-year-old white male with lymphangioma of the right tonsil. The tonsils were excised and biopsy confirmed the diagnosis. Tonsillar lymphangioma is a rare clinical entity, which should be known to the otolaryngologist, in order to diagnose and treat it appropriately and avoid confusion with tonsillar malignancies. |
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spelling | pubmed-31144082011-06-17 Primary Lymphangioma of the Tonsil: A Case Report Balatsouras, Dimitrios G. Fassolis, Alexandros Koukoutsis, George Ganelis, Panayotis Kaberos, Antonis Case Rep Med Case Report Benign tumors of the tonsils occur infrequently. Lymphangiomas are rare congenital tumors of the lymphatic system, and tonsillar lymphangioma is an extremely rare occurrence. Its pathogenesis is uncertain, but history, clinical examination, and histological examination should establish the diagnosis. We present a 17-year-old white male with lymphangioma of the right tonsil. The tonsils were excised and biopsy confirmed the diagnosis. Tonsillar lymphangioma is a rare clinical entity, which should be known to the otolaryngologist, in order to diagnose and treat it appropriately and avoid confusion with tonsillar malignancies. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2011 2011-05-31 /pmc/articles/PMC3114408/ /pubmed/21687586 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/183182 Text en Copyright © 2011 Dimitrios G. Balatsouras et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Balatsouras, Dimitrios G. Fassolis, Alexandros Koukoutsis, George Ganelis, Panayotis Kaberos, Antonis Primary Lymphangioma of the Tonsil: A Case Report |
title | Primary Lymphangioma of the Tonsil: A Case Report |
title_full | Primary Lymphangioma of the Tonsil: A Case Report |
title_fullStr | Primary Lymphangioma of the Tonsil: A Case Report |
title_full_unstemmed | Primary Lymphangioma of the Tonsil: A Case Report |
title_short | Primary Lymphangioma of the Tonsil: A Case Report |
title_sort | primary lymphangioma of the tonsil: a case report |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3114408/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21687586 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/183182 |
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