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Fibroepithelial polyp of the tonsil: case report of a rare, benign tonsillar lesion
A Farboud1, A Trinidade, M Harris
1ENT Department, Edith Cavell Hospital, Peterborough, UK.
Objective:
We report the case of a man presenting with a tonsillar mass causing difficult breathing, snoring and disturbed sleep.
Method:
Case report.
Results:
The patient was found to have a fibroepithelial polyp of the left tonsil.
Conclusion:
To our knowledge, this is the first case of its type to be presented in the English-language literature. The case is presented and the tumour and its management are discussed.
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