" MORCELLEMENT " OF TONSILS.

Bilateral Multiple Lymphoepithelial Cysts of Palatine Tonsils

  Lymphoepithelial cyst of oral cavity is a rare cystic lesion that presents as an asymptomatic submucosal mass and is usually discovered during routine dental examinations. The site most commonly affected is floor of the mouth and tonsillar involvement seems to be very rare. Multiple Lymphoepithelial cysts have been reported in parotid of HIV positive patients however in oral cavity they usua...

Kaposi's sarcoma of the tonsils.

Wright B. BMJ Case Rep 2017. doi:10.1136/bcr-2017-219714 Description A 19-year-old HIV-positive man was referred to the ENT (ear, nose and throat) team with dysphagia and intermittent hearing loss. He had a CD4 count of 70 cells/mm (9%) and was receiving antiretroviral treatment (Raltegravir and Truvada). He had known Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS) skin lesions on the neck and arms, and a left-sided lev...

A case of giant tonsils.

Case history Mr. D.M., aged 51 years, a crofter from the Isle of Barra, was admitted to the Orthopaedic Department of the Western Infirmary, Glasgow, on 26 June 1970. Eight days prior to admission he had developed pain in the back of the neck, radiating to both shoulders and down both arms, following trivial injury to the neck while lifting a dustbin. He was treated with cervical collar and ana...

Tonsils and adenoids.

The bacteriology of acute tonsillitis and the normal flora of the throat in children is interesting and somewhat puzzling. Several studies (Box, Cleveland and Willard, 1961; Reilly et al, 1981; Toner et al, 1986) have shown that the culture of throat swabs taken from children with a history of acute tonsillitis does not differ, in terms of organisms cultured, from those taken from normal childr...

Papillomatous Overgrowth of Both Tonsils