Unilateral Lymphangiomatous Polyp of the Palatine Tonsil in a Very Young Child: A Clinicopathologic Case Report

Edward Park; Seth M. Pransky; Denise M. Malicki; Paul Hong

doi:10.1155/2011/451542

Case Reports in Pediatrics (Jan 2011)

Unilateral Lymphangiomatous Polyp of the Palatine Tonsil in a Very Young Child: A Clinicopathologic Case Report

Edward Park,
Seth M. Pransky,
Denise M. Malicki,
Paul Hong

Affiliations

Edward Park: Division of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3J 3G9, Canada
Seth M. Pransky: Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology, University of California-San Diego, San Diego, CA 92123, USA
Denise M. Malicki: Division of Pediatric Pathology, University of California-San Diego, San Diego, CA 92123, USA
Paul Hong: Division of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3J 3G9, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2011/451542
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2011

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Childhood lymphangiomatous polyp of the palatine tonsil is a very unusual lesion found in the head and neck. Tonsillectomy has been reported to be the curative procedure of choice for this lesion. We report a case of a very young child with unilateral lymphangiomatous polyp of the palatine tonsil.

Published in Case Reports in Pediatrics

ISSN: 2090-6803 (Print); 2090-6811 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Pediatrics
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/2920

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