Osteocartilaginous Choriostoma of Palatine Tonsil: a Rare Hidden Entity

A choriostoma is an aggregate of microscopically normal cells or tissues which occurs in an aberrant location. It follows a benign course, rarely seen in head and neck region. A choriostoma of the palatine tonsil is very rare; less than 10 cases were reported till date. A 11-year-old male referred t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Bairwa, Shilpa, Sethi, Bhawna, Singh, Pawan, Sangwaiya, Ashok, Kalhan, Shivani, Dutta, Satya
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Iranian Society of Pathology 2018
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6358567/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30774688
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Sumario:A choriostoma is an aggregate of microscopically normal cells or tissues which occurs in an aberrant location. It follows a benign course, rarely seen in head and neck region. A choriostoma of the palatine tonsil is very rare; less than 10 cases were reported till date. A 11-year-old male referred to ENT OPD with chronic tonsillitis and underwent tonsillectomy. The histopathological examination revealed the unexpected presence of cartilage and bone in both tonsils.

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