Bilateral tonsillar lymphangiomatous polyps in a snoring child

• Main Authors: Boon, Chye Gan, Wan Abdul Wahab, Wan Nor Najmiyah, Tuan Sharif, Sharifah Emilia, Mat Lazim, Norhafiza, Mohamad, Irfan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Society of Teachers of Family Medicine 2017
• Subjects: RB Pathology; RF Otorhinolaryngology
• 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

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...