Lymphoepithelial cyst (LEC) is the most commonly encountered congenital neck pathology in the lateral part of the neck. A 66-year-old woman presented to the ENT clinic due to difficulty in swallowing persisting for approximately 1 year. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a cystic mass at right tonsil. Surgery was performed due to this unilateral tonsillar mass, which was excised together with ...

OBJECTIVE To assess the baseline global health status and quality of life (QOL) in children with tonsil and adenoid disease. DESIGN Cross-sectional multicenter survey series. SETTINGS A tertiary academic pediatric specialty hospital and a tertiary academic hospital in 2 different cities. PATIENTS AND OTHER PARTICIPANTS Consecutive series of 55 parents of children who were seen for tonsil ...

this prospective clinical study was performed to investigate the colonization of h pylori in adenoid and tonsil tissues by using the campylobacter-like organism (clo) test. included in the study were 56 patients aged 3 to 43 yrs who had undergone adenoidectomy, tonsillectomy or adenotonsillectomy procedures under general anesthesia. two-mm diameter tissue pieces of adenoid and tonsil specimens ...

Edema is the chief factor in enlargement of tonsils of children with allergic disease. In the absence of infection tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy are contraindicated in the allergic child except when obstruction is present. Infection produces one of two distinct patterns when it influences allergic states, the pattern depending upon the nature of the infectious disease. Chronic infection of th...

The purpose of this research was to elucidate the relationship between tonsillar hypertrophy and Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS) in terms of cephalometric analysis, as well as to determine factors that affect OSAS severity. 25 patients were enrolled in this study. Lateral cephalograms of the subjects were taken. Disease severity was evaluated by the Apnea Hypopnea Index (AHI). Cephalome...

UNLABELLED Palatine and pharyngeal tonsils are immune reactive lymphoid organs that manifest specific antibodies and B/T-cell activity to respond to a variety of antigens. They perform humoral and cellular immune functions. The possible effects of adenotonsillectomy upon the immune system remain controversial. OBJECTIVE To study the short and long-term impacts of tonsillectomy upon the cellul...

When Edward was examined at the Psychological Clinic this spring he was pronounced qualitatively feebleminded. The examiner noted particularly these defects: poor distribution of attention, distractability of attention, a limited imagination and a poor memory. But the boy had good motor coordination, good judgment, excellent persistence and a fair amount of general information; and these facts ...

  Hamartomatous polyps of the palatine tonsil are very rare. They have been variously termed as a lymphangiectatic fibrous polyp, lipoma, pedunculated tonsil etc. in the English literature. We present here a case of hamartomatous polyp of the tonsil occurring in a 32-year-old male who presented with bilateral enlarged palatine tonsils with recurrent tonsillitis. Surgical excision showed two pa...

Primary tuberculosis of tonsils is rare. We reported a case of primary tonsillar tuberculosis in a 55-year-old female who presented with sore throat and enlargement of right tonsil. Histopathology revealed tuberculoisis. Complete resolution was found after antitubercular therapy. Tonsillar tuberculosis should be considered if patient is not responding to antibiotics.