OBJECTIVES Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) play an important role in the development and growth of tumor cells. However, the effect of human MSCs on the growth of human tumors is not well understood. The purpose of this study is to confirm the growth effect of palatine tonsil-derived MSCs (TD-MSCs) on head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) cell lines and to elucidate the mechanism of their...

An adenoidectomy is the surgical treat ment that consists in the removal of hypertrophied lymphatic tissue (Lushka’s pharyngeal tonsil), which blocks the rhinopharynx, behind the nose. Hypertrophy is the result of an abnormal development of the lymphatic follicles either from birth or as a result of repeated infections of the upper respiratory tract. Hypertrophy, in its turn, favors recurrent i...

Recently we reported an association between pediatric obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) and Group A streptococcus (GAS) sub-acute chronic tonsil colonization. We showed that GAS may contribute to tonsil hyperplasia via a streptolysin O (SLO)-dependent cysteinyl leukotrienes (CysLTs) production, which can trigger T and B cell proliferation. In the present study, we characterized the GAS st...

A 10-year-old male patient presented with Severe Late Crouzon Syndrome, turri-brachycephaly, andsevere exorbitism of both eyes, visual loss, beaked nose and maxilla hypoplasia. The head circumference was54 cm 90 precentile. Patient had a high arched palate, tonsil hypertrophy type III malocclusion. Fromthe multidisciplinary meeting, in the first stage it was decided to secure airway Tracheostom...

UNLABELLED The hypertrophy of the palatine and pharyngeal tonsils is extremely common in children, being one of the most frequent causes of visits to otolaryngologists and such problem can impair the child's quality of life. AIM to evaluate the impact of adenotonsillectomy on the lives of children with hypertrophied tonsils. MATERIALS AND METHODS Contemporary longitudinal cohort study. A sp...

Adenotonsillar hypertrophy is associated with a wide range of problems. The enlargement causes obstructive symptoms and affects different functions such as chewing, swallowing, articulation, and voice. The objective of this study was to assess oral motor function in children with adenotonsillar hypertrophy using Nordic Orofacial Test-Screening (NOT-S) before and 6 months after surgery consistin...

Chronic nasopharyngitis (CNP) associated with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is etiopathogenetically based on the virus-induced chronic inflammation of pharyngeal tonsil. Studies using immunological methods have shown that EBV involved in hypertrophy lymphoid tissue pharynx children and adolescents, since tonsil site primary infection persistence virus. The surgery does not often resolve problem 19-2...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of asthma among 4-17 years old school children and to determine the relationship between frequent tonsillitis, tonsillar hypertrophy and asthma-related symptoms. A total of 2,000 school children, aged 4-17 years, in Denizli were surveyed using the ISAAC questionnaire; the size of the tonsils was evaluated by physical examination. A total of 1...

authoritative volume on these special subjects. The methods of examination are described by Greville, MacDonald and Herbert Tille}7. Mr. Ernest Waggett treats of rhinitis, epistaxis, syphilis and new growths and malformations. Tilley has the chapter on diseases of the sinuses, Sir Felix Semon writes of neuroses, hypertrophy of the pharyngeal tonsil, and aided by Dr. P. Watson Williams of diseas...