Bilateral tonsillar lymphangiomatous polyps in a snoring child
Lymphangiomatous polyps of the palatine tonsil are a rare clinical entity with only about 30 odd cases ever reported. All the cases in the literature were described as unilateral tonsillar diseases, except for one paediatric case which had bilateral tonsillar involvement. Due to its unilateral pre...
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| author | Boon, Chye Gan Wan Abdul Wahab, Wan Nor Najmiyah Tuan Sharif, Sharifah Emilia Mat Lazim, Norhafiza Mohamad, Irfan |
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| description | Lymphangiomatous polyps of the palatine tonsil are a rare clinical entity with only about 30 odd cases ever reported. All the
cases in the literature were described as unilateral tonsillar diseases, except for one paediatric case which had bilateral
tonsillar involvement. Due to its unilateral presentation and suspicious appearance similar to tonsillar malignancy,
lymphangiomatous polyps may cause heightened anxiety to both patients and doctors alike on a routine oropharyngeal
examination. Owing to its rarity and a variety of complex nomenclatures, this condition may also be confusing to the treating
otolaryngologist as well as junior pathologist. We report an extremely rare case of bilateral tonsillar lymphangiomatous polyps
in a snoring child that was successfully treated surgically via tonsillectomy. |
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| spelling | usm-383972018-01-16T09:25:30Z http://eprints.usm.my/38397/ Bilateral tonsillar lymphangiomatous polyps in a snoring child Boon, Chye Gan Wan Abdul Wahab, Wan Nor Najmiyah Tuan Sharif, Sharifah Emilia Mat Lazim, Norhafiza Mohamad, Irfan RB Pathology RF Otorhinolaryngology Lymphangiomatous polyps of the palatine tonsil are a rare clinical entity with only about 30 odd cases ever reported. All the cases in the literature were described as unilateral tonsillar diseases, except for one paediatric case which had bilateral tonsillar involvement. Due to its unilateral presentation and suspicious appearance similar to tonsillar malignancy, lymphangiomatous polyps may cause heightened anxiety to both patients and doctors alike on a routine oropharyngeal examination. Owing to its rarity and a variety of complex nomenclatures, this condition may also be confusing to the treating otolaryngologist as well as junior pathologist. We report an extremely rare case of bilateral tonsillar lymphangiomatous polyps in a snoring child that was successfully treated surgically via tonsillectomy. Society of Teachers of Family Medicine 2017 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/38397/1/Bilateral_tonsillar_lymphangiomatous_polyps_in_a_snoring_child.pdf Boon, Chye Gan and Wan Abdul Wahab, Wan Nor Najmiyah and Tuan Sharif, Sharifah Emilia and Mat Lazim, Norhafiza and Mohamad, Irfan (2017) Bilateral tonsillar lymphangiomatous polyps in a snoring child. Family Medicine, 13 (3). pp. 419-422. ISSN 0742-3225 https://doi.org/10.15557/PiMR.2017.0046 |
| spellingShingle | RB Pathology RF Otorhinolaryngology Boon, Chye Gan Wan Abdul Wahab, Wan Nor Najmiyah Tuan Sharif, Sharifah Emilia Mat Lazim, Norhafiza Mohamad, Irfan Bilateral tonsillar lymphangiomatous polyps in a snoring child |
| title | Bilateral tonsillar lymphangiomatous polyps in a snoring child |
| title_full | Bilateral tonsillar lymphangiomatous polyps in a snoring child |
| title_fullStr | Bilateral tonsillar lymphangiomatous polyps in a snoring child |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bilateral tonsillar lymphangiomatous polyps in a snoring child |
| title_short | Bilateral tonsillar lymphangiomatous polyps in a snoring child |
| title_sort | bilateral tonsillar lymphangiomatous polyps in a snoring child |
| topic | RB Pathology RF Otorhinolaryngology |
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