Bilateral tonsillar lymphangiomatous polyps in a snoring child
Lymphangiomatous polyps of the palatine tonsil are a rare clinical entity with only about 30 odd cases ever reported. All the cases in the literature were described as unilateral tonsillar diseases, except for one paediatric case which had bilateral tonsillar involvement. Due to its unilateral pre...
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| Language: | English |
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Society of Teachers of Family Medicine
2017
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.usm.my/38397/1/Bilateral_tonsillar_lymphangiomatous_polyps_in_a_snoring_child.pdf http://eprints.usm.my/38397/ https://doi.org/10.15557/PiMR.2017.0046 |
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| Summary: | Lymphangiomatous polyps of the palatine tonsil are a rare clinical entity with only about 30 odd cases ever reported. All the
cases in the literature were described as unilateral tonsillar diseases, except for one paediatric case which had bilateral
tonsillar involvement. Due to its unilateral presentation and suspicious appearance similar to tonsillar malignancy,
lymphangiomatous polyps may cause heightened anxiety to both patients and doctors alike on a routine oropharyngeal
examination. Owing to its rarity and a variety of complex nomenclatures, this condition may also be confusing to the treating
otolaryngologist as well as junior pathologist. We report an extremely rare case of bilateral tonsillar lymphangiomatous polyps
in a snoring child that was successfully treated surgically via tonsillectomy. |
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