A CARE-compliant article: Lymphangiomatous polyps of the palatine tonsils in a miner: A case report

RATIONALE: Lymphangiomatous polyps of the palatine tonsils are benign tumors that are rare in both adults and children. Most patients suffering from this disease present with nonspecific symptoms similar to those of chronic tonsillitis. PATIENT CONCERN: We report a case of a 21-year-old male miner who presented with a chronic history of a foreign body sensation in the oropharynx and an intermittently sore throat. DIAGNOSIS: The patient was preoperatively diagnosed with the palatine tonsils neoplasm. INTERVENTIONS: The neoplasm with palatine tonsils was completely resected under general anesthesia. The tissue was sent for histological examination, and the diagnosis was lymphangiomatous polyps of the palatine tonsils. OUTCOME: The surgical outcome was good, and no surgical site infection was recorded. After 12 months of follow-up, the miner was asymptomatic with no recurrence. LESSONS: Tonsillectomy is a curative method to address lymphangiomatous polyps (LAPs) of the tonsils which resulted in no recurrence during the clinical follow-up period. The etiology of this rare disorder and potential pathogenesis should be studied in the future, which would help prevent its occurrence.