Matzker J, Klasen H P
Laryngol Rhinol Otol (Stuttg). 1975 Dec;54(12):991-7.
Among 305 children with leukemia, between one and fourteen years old, authors found 8 and in a comparative group ("individual matched pairs") 40 children with removed tonsils. The difference (2.62% tonsillectomized children in the leukemia-group, 13.11% in the comparative group) is highly significant. The frequency of tonsillectomy in childhood in Germany corresponds to the percentage of 13.11%. It has to be discussed, if there exists a causality between the state of the tonsils and the frequency of leukemia in childhood. The authors suggest further investigations of this highly interesting subject.
在305名年龄在1岁至14岁之间的白血病儿童中，作者发现有8名儿童切除了扁桃体，在一个对照组（“个体匹配对”）中有40名儿童切除了扁桃体。差异显著（白血病组中扁桃体切除儿童的比例为2.62%，对照组为13.11%）。德国儿童期扁桃体切除术的频率与13.11%的比例相对应。扁桃体状况与儿童白血病发病率之间是否存在因果关系有待探讨。作者建议对这个非常有趣的课题进行进一步研究。
