Lymphangiomatous Polyp Presenting as Tonsillar Mass
Joint Authors
Dhakal, Ashish
Karmacharya, Sameer
Shrestha, Sandhya
Source
Case Reports in Otolaryngology
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-2, 2 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-10-15
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
2
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
A 19-year-old female presented to ENT OPD of Dhulikhel Hospital, Kathmandu University Hospital, with history of foreign body sensation in throat for 2 weeks and mass in left tonsil for 1 week.
There is no history of difficulty swallowing or recurrent throat infection.
Physical examination revealed a pedunculated mass arising from upper pole of left tonsil.
Bilateral tonsillectomy was done under general anaesthesia.
Grossly, 2.5 × 1.5 × 1 cm polypoidal mass, soft in consistency, was found to be attached to left tonsil.
Histopathology report was consistent with lymphangiomatous polyp of tonsil.
Postoperative period was uneventful and she was normal during her follow-up at 1 month with bilateral healthy tonsillar fossa.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Dhakal, Ashish& Karmacharya, Sameer& Shrestha, Sandhya. 2017. Lymphangiomatous Polyp Presenting as Tonsillar Mass. Case Reports in Otolaryngology،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-2.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Dhakal, Ashish…[et al.]. Lymphangiomatous Polyp Presenting as Tonsillar Mass. Case Reports in Otolaryngology No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-2.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Dhakal, Ashish& Karmacharya, Sameer& Shrestha, Sandhya. Lymphangiomatous Polyp Presenting as Tonsillar Mass. Case Reports in Otolaryngology. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-2.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1148782
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1148782
