Primary Lymphangioma of the Palatine Tonsil in a 9-Year-Old Boy: A Case Presentation and Literature Review

Primary Lymphangioma of the Palatine Tonsil in a 9-Year-Old Boy: A Case Presentation and Literature Review

Primary lymphangiomas or lymphangiomatous polyps of the palatine tonsil are rare benign lesions that are described infrequently in the literature. The majority of the published cases concern adults. We report a case of a lymphangiomatous lesion of the right palatine tonsil of a 9-year-old boy. Our c...

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Main Authors: Eleftheria Iliadou, Nektarios Papapetropoulos, Eleftherios Karamatzanis, Panagiotis Saravakos, Konstantinos Saravakos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Otolaryngology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/1505202
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spelling doaj-50eba3ac585849708c34ae869b5655642020-11-24T22:39:30ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Otolaryngology2090-67652090-67732016-01-01201610.1155/2016/15052021505202Primary Lymphangioma of the Palatine Tonsil in a 9-Year-Old Boy: A Case Presentation and Literature ReviewEleftheria Iliadou0Nektarios Papapetropoulos1Eleftherios Karamatzanis2Panagiotis Saravakos3Konstantinos Saravakos4Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Penteli Children Hospital, Athens, GreeceDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Penteli Children Hospital, Athens, GreeceDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Penteli Children Hospital, Athens, GreeceDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Siloah St. Trudpert Hospital, Pforzheim, GermanyDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Penteli Children Hospital, Athens, GreecePrimary lymphangiomas or lymphangiomatous polyps of the palatine tonsil are rare benign lesions that are described infrequently in the literature. The majority of the published cases concern adults. We report a case of a lymphangiomatous lesion of the right palatine tonsil of a 9-year-old boy. Our clinical suspicion was confirmed by the histological examination after tonsillectomy and the diagnosis of primary lymphangioma of the tonsil was made. In this case we discuss the clinical and histopathological features of this lesion and present a short review of the current literature.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/1505202
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author Eleftheria Iliadou
Nektarios Papapetropoulos
Eleftherios Karamatzanis
Panagiotis Saravakos
Konstantinos Saravakos
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Nektarios Papapetropoulos
Eleftherios Karamatzanis
Panagiotis Saravakos
Konstantinos Saravakos
Primary Lymphangioma of the Palatine Tonsil in a 9-Year-Old Boy: A Case Presentation and Literature Review
Case Reports in Otolaryngology
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Nektarios Papapetropoulos
Eleftherios Karamatzanis
Panagiotis Saravakos
Konstantinos Saravakos
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title Primary Lymphangioma of the Palatine Tonsil in a 9-Year-Old Boy: A Case Presentation and Literature Review
title_short Primary Lymphangioma of the Palatine Tonsil in a 9-Year-Old Boy: A Case Presentation and Literature Review
title_full Primary Lymphangioma of the Palatine Tonsil in a 9-Year-Old Boy: A Case Presentation and Literature Review
title_fullStr Primary Lymphangioma of the Palatine Tonsil in a 9-Year-Old Boy: A Case Presentation and Literature Review
title_full_unstemmed Primary Lymphangioma of the Palatine Tonsil in a 9-Year-Old Boy: A Case Presentation and Literature Review
title_sort primary lymphangioma of the palatine tonsil in a 9-year-old boy: a case presentation and literature review
publisher Hindawi Limited
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publishDate 2016-01-01
description Primary lymphangiomas or lymphangiomatous polyps of the palatine tonsil are rare benign lesions that are described infrequently in the literature. The majority of the published cases concern adults. We report a case of a lymphangiomatous lesion of the right palatine tonsil of a 9-year-old boy. Our clinical suspicion was confirmed by the histological examination after tonsillectomy and the diagnosis of primary lymphangioma of the tonsil was made. In this case we discuss the clinical and histopathological features of this lesion and present a short review of the current literature.
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