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Ectopic Oral Tonsillar Tissue: A Case Series with Bilateral and Solitary Presentations and a Review of the Literature
Joint Authors
Kimura, Masashi
Nagao, Toru
Saito, Terumi
Warnakulasuriya, Saman
Ohto, Hiroyuki
Takahashi, Akihito
Komaki, Kanji
Naganawa, Yoshiyuki
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-01-13
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
An ectopic tonsil is defined as tonsillar tissue that develops in areas outside of the four major tonsil groups: the palatine, lingual, pharyngeal, and tubal tonsils.
The occurrence of tonsillar tissue in the oral cavity in ectopic locations, its prevalence, and its developmental mechanisms that belong to its formation remain unclear.
In this report, we describe a rare case of bilateral symmetric ectopic oral tonsillar tissue located at the ventral surface of the tongue along with two solitary cases arising from the floor of the mouth.
The role of immune system and its aberrant response leading to ectopic deposits desires further studies.
As an ectopic tonsil may simulate a benign soft tissue tumor, this case series highlights the importance of this entity in our clinical differential diagnosis of oral soft tissue masses.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kimura, Masashi& Nagao, Toru& Saito, Terumi& Warnakulasuriya, Saman& Ohto, Hiroyuki& Takahashi, Akihito…[et al.]. 2015. Ectopic Oral Tonsillar Tissue: A Case Series with Bilateral and Solitary Presentations and a Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Dentistry،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058288
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kimura, Masashi…[et al.]. Ectopic Oral Tonsillar Tissue: A Case Series with Bilateral and Solitary Presentations and a Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Dentistry No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058288
American Medical Association (AMA)
Kimura, Masashi& Nagao, Toru& Saito, Terumi& Warnakulasuriya, Saman& Ohto, Hiroyuki& Takahashi, Akihito…[et al.]. Ectopic Oral Tonsillar Tissue: A Case Series with Bilateral and Solitary Presentations and a Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Dentistry. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058288
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1058288