Unilateral Lymphangiomatous Polyp of the Palatine Tonsil in a Very Young Child: A Clinicopathologic Case Report
Childhood lymphangiomatous polyp of the palatine tonsil is a very unusual lesion found in the head and neck. Tonsillectomy has been reported to be the curative procedure of choice for this lesion. We report a case of a very young child with unilateral lymphangiomatous polyp of the palatine tonsil.
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| description | Childhood lymphangiomatous polyp of the palatine tonsil is a very unusual lesion found in the head and neck. Tonsillectomy has been reported to be the curative procedure of choice for this lesion. We report a case of a very young child with unilateral lymphangiomatous polyp of the palatine tonsil. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-150a0cd96ba84cc2bd7455637d85b25e2025-02-03T06:13:23ZengWileyCase Reports in Pediatrics2090-68032090-68112011-01-01201110.1155/2011/451542451542Unilateral Lymphangiomatous Polyp of the Palatine Tonsil in a Very Young Child: A Clinicopathologic Case ReportEdward Park0Seth M. Pransky1Denise M. Malicki2Paul Hong3Division of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3J 3G9, CanadaDivision of Pediatric Otolaryngology, University of California-San Diego, San Diego, CA 92123, USADivision of Pediatric Pathology, University of California-San Diego, San Diego, CA 92123, USADivision of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3J 3G9, CanadaChildhood lymphangiomatous polyp of the palatine tonsil is a very unusual lesion found in the head and neck. Tonsillectomy has been reported to be the curative procedure of choice for this lesion. We report a case of a very young child with unilateral lymphangiomatous polyp of the palatine tonsil.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/451542 |
| spellingShingle | Edward Park Seth M. Pransky Denise M. Malicki Paul Hong Unilateral Lymphangiomatous Polyp of the Palatine Tonsil in a Very Young Child: A Clinicopathologic Case Report Case Reports in Pediatrics |
| title | Unilateral Lymphangiomatous Polyp of the Palatine Tonsil in a Very Young Child: A Clinicopathologic Case Report |
| title_full | Unilateral Lymphangiomatous Polyp of the Palatine Tonsil in a Very Young Child: A Clinicopathologic Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Unilateral Lymphangiomatous Polyp of the Palatine Tonsil in a Very Young Child: A Clinicopathologic Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Unilateral Lymphangiomatous Polyp of the Palatine Tonsil in a Very Young Child: A Clinicopathologic Case Report |
| title_short | Unilateral Lymphangiomatous Polyp of the Palatine Tonsil in a Very Young Child: A Clinicopathologic Case Report |
| title_sort | unilateral lymphangiomatous polyp of the palatine tonsil in a very young child a clinicopathologic case report |
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