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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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Autores principales: Balatsouras, Dimitrios G., Fassolis, Alexandros, Koukoutsis, George, Ganelis, Panayotis, Kaberos, Antonis
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 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
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Fassolis, Alexandros
Koukoutsis, George
Ganelis, Panayotis
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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.
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Balatsouras, Dimitrios G.
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Primary Lymphangioma of the Tonsil: A Case Report
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3114408/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21687586
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