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Lymphangiectatic fibrolipomatous polyp of the palatine tonsil
1Department of Pathology, BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal.
Indian Journal of Pathology & Microbiology
|May 10, 2001
Abstract:
A rare benign polypoid tumor of the right palatine tonsil is described in a 23 year old male. It contained dilated lymphatic channels surrounded by fibrous tissue and foci of mature fat. The features of this lesion add support to the hypothesis that benign tumors of tonsil may be hamartomas of tonsil rather than true neoplasms. The differential diagnosis of polypoid lesions of the tonsil is discussed.