Fibroepithelial polyp of the tonsil: case report of a rare, benign tonsillar lesion.
作者信息
Farboud A, Trinidade A, Harris M, Pfleiderer A
机构信息
ENT Department, Edith Cavell Hospital, Peterborough, UK.
出版信息
J Laryngol Otol. 2010 Jan;124(1):111-2. doi: 10.1017/S0022215109991198. Epub 2009 Dec 3.
PMID:19954556
Abstract
OBJECTIVE
We report the case of a man presenting with a tonsillar mass causing difficult breathing, snoring and disturbed sleep.
METHOD
Case report.
RESULTS
The patient was found to have a fibroepithelial polyp of the left tonsil.
CONCLUSION
To our knowledge, this is the first case of its type to be presented in the English-language literature. The case is presented and the tumour and its management are discussed.
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