The Submerged Tonsil

Schwannoma of the tonsil.

Between 25 and 48% of schwannomas have been reported to occur in the head and neck region; the acoustic nerve is involved in most cases. Schwannomas arising in the tonsil are extremely uncommon. We report a case of tonsillar schwannoma in a 23-year-old woman. We also review the literature on this rare entity.

Tonsil fibromatosis.

Fibromatosis is a non-metastatic, however locally invasive tumor that may infiltrate muscle, fat, and bone. It may be fatal depending on its location. Tumors in the head and neck are particularly dangerous. These fibroblast tumors have poorly defined margins and are not encapsulated. Anaplasia and invasion of nerves and vessels are not present; mitosis is rare and there may be collagen between ...

A Calculus in the Tonsil

To the Editor, The Indian Medical Gazette Sir,?In the issue of the Indian Medical Gazette of September 1933, Dr. S. C. Sarkar described a case of pea-sized concretion in the tonsil under the heading ' A Calculus in the TonsilHe asserted that he could find no previous record of a stone in the tonsil. I beg to draw your readers' attention to the Indian Medical Gazette of April 1931, page 199, whe...

A Calculus in the Tonsil

my finger and felt something hard in the tonsil could not detect any fish-bone. I then introduced pair of crocodile forceps, guiding them by my which I kept in position. I found a rent in the tons and that a foreign body was lodged inside this h? ? I grasped one edge of the rent with a toothed f?rce"j and tried to remove the foreign body. After sever** efforts I was successful and I found that ...

The Technique of Tonsil Enucleation