OBJECTIVE Solitary mass lesions of the palatine tonsils are rare in children. While a tonsillar mass can be concerning for a neoplasm, benign conditions may present with a mass arising from the surface of the palatine tonsils in children. We describe clinical and histopathological characteristics of a lymphoid polyp in a child with unilateral tonsillar mass. METHODS Retrospective chart review...

Amongst the various cystic lesions of oral cavity, Lymphoepithelial cyst (LEC) is a rare lesion that presents as an asymptomatic submucosal mass and usually discovered during routine examinations. Most common site occurence floor mouth but tonsillar involvement seems to be very rare. Pathogenesis involves excessive accumulation desquamated epithelial lining in crypt. This results dilated obstru...

Background. We discuss a particular case of apparent palatine tonsil cancer that was then shown to be vagal schwannoma. Only a few cases of palatine schwannoma have been discussed in the international literature. This case is the first in which a vagal schwannoma manifested itself as a palatine tonsil cancer. Case report. A 75-year-old man reported persistent dysphonia associated with dyspnea i...

The circular band of lymphoid tissue within the pharynx consisting of the adenoids, the palatine tonsils (Figure 1), and lingual tonsils is known as Waldeyer’s ring. The palatine tonsils are lymphoid tissue with prominent germinal centers and the palatine tonsils, in contrast to the lingual tonsils and adenoids, have a distinct capsule1which separates the tonsils from the lateral pharyngeal wal...

Cases of primary colorectal adenocarcinoma metastasized to the palatine tonsil are extremely rare. To the best of our knowledge, only 10 cases have thus far been previously documented in the English literature. A 37-year-old Chinese woman presented with a right palatine tonsil swelling and odynophagia 5 months after a surgical resection of rectal adenocarcinoma was performed. The patient underw...

Hamartomatous polyps of the palatine tonsil are very rare. They have been variously termed as a lymphangiectatic fibrous polyp, lipoma, pedunculated tonsil etc. in the English literature. We present here a case of hamartomatous polyp of the tonsil occurring in a 32-year-old male who presented with bilateral enlarged palatine tonsils with recurrent tonsillitis. Surgical excision showed two pale ...