palatine tonsil

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palatine tonsil

[′pal·ə‚tīn ′tän·səl]

(anatomy)

Either of a pair of almond-shaped aggregations of lymphoid tissue embedded between folds of tissue connecting the pharynx and posterior part of the tongue with the soft palate. Also known as faucial tonsil; tonsil.

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Metastatic gallbladder carcinoma of the palatine tonsil. J Laryngol Otol 1989;103(2):211-13.

Abrupt tonsillar hemorrhage from a metastatic hemangiosarcoma of the breast: case report and literature review

Schwannoma of the palatine tonsil. J Laryngol Otol 2005; 119:570-2.

Schwannoma of the tonsil

[3] In normal head and neck structures, 18F-FDG uptake is usually seen in the palatine tonsils, soft palate, and lingual tonsils.

DEGREE OF ASSOCIATION BETWEEN FLUDEOXYGLUCOSE UPTAKE IN PALATINE TONSILS IN PET SCAN AND HISTOPATHOLOGIC EXAMINATION IN FOLLOW UP CASES OF NON-HODGKIN'S LYMPHOMA AND HODGKIN'S LYMPHOMA

A statistically significant relationship was found with mild allergic rhinitis and oral breathing, as well as for moderate nasal obstruction and grade III palatine tonsil.

Quantitative evaluation of tongue pressure in children with oral breathing

Unilateral lymphangiomatous polyp of the palatine tonsil in a very young child: a clinicopathologic case report.

A Rare Tumor of Palatine Tonsils: Chondrolipoma

Inclusion criteria were the presence of sleep apnea, tonsillar hypertrophy grade [greater than or equal to] 3 (both palatine tonsils (PT) occupied 50% or more of the oropharynx width), and the adenoid (AD) occupied 70% or more of the nasopharynx at endoscopy.

The Relationship between Colonization by Moraxella catarrhalis and Tonsillar Hypertrophy

Keywords: Differential diagnosis, palatine tonsil, solitary fibrous tumour.

Tonsillar solitary fibrous tumour: A interesting rare case

Based on the features described above, a diagnosis of hamartoma of palatine tonsil was made.

Hamartoma of palatine tonsil: a rare case

The specialised structure of crypt epithelium in the human palatine tonsil and its functional significance.

IS THE COLD STEEL DISSECTION METHOD STILL THE MOST EFFECTIVE METHOD OF TONSILLECTOMY?

Tonsillar branch: A branch originated from the ascending pharyngeal plexus accompanying the tonsillar branch of the ascending pharyngeal artery to the palatine tonsil (Fig.

Topography and Morphology of the Bovine Cranial Cervical Ganglion and its Branches/ Topografia y Morfologia del Ganglio Cervical Craneal Bovino y sus Ramos

The number of tonsilloliths per palatine tonsil ranged from one to 18.

Prevalence and imaging characteristics of palatine tonsilloliths detected by CT in 2,873 consecutive patients

(4) The palatine tonsil is a far less common site for the development of lymphangioma and has rarely been reported in the literature.