Malignancy in Asymmetrical but Otherwise Normal Palatine Tonsils
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Malignancy in asymmetrical but otherwise normal palatine tonsils.
An abnormally large tonsil may be a sign of malignancy. We retrospectively analyzed the case files of 87 patients who had asymmetrically sized but otherwise normal tonsils and no risk factors for cancer to determine if asymmetry is associated with a higher incidence of malignancy. We found 2 cases (2.3%) of malignancy among these patients. One patient had high-grade non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in th...
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عنوان ژورنال: Ear, Nose & Throat Journal
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0145-5613,1942-7522
DOI: 10.1177/014556130608501014