Yorita K, Nakagawa H, Miyazaki K, Ishitani Y, Arisawa Y. Lymphoid Papillary Hyperplasia Arising from the Upper Portion of the Left Palatine Tonsil: A Case Report and Literature Review.
Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2019;
71:835-838. [PMID:
31742076 DOI:
10.1007/s12070-019-01668-0]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2019] [Accepted: 04/27/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
Abstract
Lymphoid papillary hyperplasia of the tonsils is a rare, benign lesion and is characterized by a papillomatous appearance with reactive follicular hyperplasia. Our case was unique because the lesion involved the unilateral and focal palatine tonsil, as the lesion usually involves the bilateral and entire palatine tonsils.
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