Histological studies were conducted on the tonsil of soft palate in six month-old male crossbred goats. The tonsil was located on the nasopharyngeal side of the soft palate. The tonsillar surface epithelium presented small folds and was lined by pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium in the rostral half and stratified squamous epithelium in the caudal part. The epithelium mounting over t...

As part of our recent studies on the effects of high fluorine (F) on the cecal tonsil of newly hatched chickens, the same broilers with 400, 800, and 1200 mg F/kg in their diet were used to investigate the changes in the cecal tonsil content of the cytokine proteins interleukin-4 (IL-4), interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), and interferon gamma (IFN-γ) by enzyme-linked im...

Mucoepidermoid carcinoma is the most common malignant salivary gland tumour. However, short series or individual case reports have identified this tumour in the maxilla, mandible, breast tissue and thymus. Mucoepidermoid carcinoma originates from minor salivary glands, and it is therefore surprising that it is not more commonly seen in the tonsil. To date, we believe there has been only one pre...

Primary lymphangiomas or lymphangiomatous polyps of the palatine tonsil are rare benign lesions that are described infrequently in the literature. The majority of the published cases concern adults. We report a case of a lymphangiomatous lesion of the right palatine tonsil of a 9-year-old boy. Our clinical suspicion was confirmed by the histological examination after tonsillectomy and the diagn...

RATIONALE Primary Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) involving the tonsil is extremely rare. Only about 20 such cases with verification of biopsy and immunohistochemistry have been reported. Because of its rarity and unremarkable clinical presentation, a timely correct diagnosis is very challenging. PATIENT CONCERNS A 43-year-old man complained left tonsillar enlargement and painless masses in left neck, ...

The comparative susceptibilities for rhinovirus isolation were determined for strain MRC-5 human embryonic lung fibroblast and human fetal tonsil cells. Samples from nasopharyngeal and throat swab clinical specimens were inoculated onto duplicate monolayers of each cell type. Of 105 rhinovirus-positive specimens, 78 (74%) were positive in MRC-5 cells, and 102 (97%) were positive in fetal tonsil...

the affection of the glands in the neck, the adenoid tissue of the soft palate, tonsils and pharynx was greatly enlarged. The right tonsil projected as a rounded mass as far as the middle of the tliroa displacing the normal uvula forwards. The left tonsil, though enlarged, was not affected to the same extent. The tonsil and soft palate were elastic to palpation, and the mucous membrane covering...

BACKGROUND Digital necrosis is a rare phenomenon of paraneoplastic syndrome associated with squamous cell carcinoma of the tonsil. Since 1965, more than 70 cases have been reported worldwide in the literature. CASE REPORT A 54-year-old male smoker presented with Raynaud's phenomenon, proceeding to frank gangrene of the fingers. Working up the case finally pointed toward carcinoma of the tonsi...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to identify prognostic indicators that would lead to stratification of patients likely to have successful surgery for sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) versus those destined to fail. STUDY DESIGN We retrospectively reviewed 134 patients to correlate palate position and tonsil size to the success of the UPPP as based on postoperative polysomnography resul...

OBJECTIVE To determine if pediatric obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) improves after adenotonsillectomy (AT) regardless of tonsil size. STUDY DESIGN Case series with chart review. SETTING Pediatric Otolaryngology Department, Johns Hopkins Hospital. SUBJECTS Seventy children 1 to 18 years of age who underwent polysomnography (PSG) before and after AT. METHODS Tonsil size was evaluated using ...