Leiomyoma of the palatine tonsil - report of a rare and unusual tumor at this site
A leiomyoma is a remarkably rare cause of a benign, one-side tonsillar enlargement. The diagnosis is essentially histologic and will not normally be suspected clinically. Immunohistochemistry is needed for substantiation of the morphology and confirmation. We submit this illustrative case report.
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| author | Andleeb Abrari Aarti Tyagi Urmi Mukherjee |
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| description | A leiomyoma is a remarkably rare cause of a benign, one-side tonsillar enlargement. The diagnosis is essentially histologic and will not normally be suspected clinically. Immunohistochemistry is needed for substantiation of the morphology and confirmation. We submit this illustrative case report. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-20bfdb82f53a4e979f6642ef9c2abe5f2025-02-07T13:38:46ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology0377-49292023-07-0166366466610.4103/ijpm.ijpm_708_21Leiomyoma of the palatine tonsil - report of a rare and unusual tumor at this siteAndleeb AbrariAarti TyagiUrmi MukherjeeA leiomyoma is a remarkably rare cause of a benign, one-side tonsillar enlargement. The diagnosis is essentially histologic and will not normally be suspected clinically. Immunohistochemistry is needed for substantiation of the morphology and confirmation. We submit this illustrative case report.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ijpm.ijpm_708_21leiomyomalumpsmooth muscletonsilunilateral |
| spellingShingle | Andleeb Abrari Aarti Tyagi Urmi Mukherjee Leiomyoma of the palatine tonsil - report of a rare and unusual tumor at this site Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology leiomyoma lump smooth muscle tonsil unilateral |
| title | Leiomyoma of the palatine tonsil - report of a rare and unusual tumor at this site |
| title_full | Leiomyoma of the palatine tonsil - report of a rare and unusual tumor at this site |
| title_fullStr | Leiomyoma of the palatine tonsil - report of a rare and unusual tumor at this site |
| title_full_unstemmed | Leiomyoma of the palatine tonsil - report of a rare and unusual tumor at this site |
| title_short | Leiomyoma of the palatine tonsil - report of a rare and unusual tumor at this site |
| title_sort | leiomyoma of the palatine tonsil report of a rare and unusual tumor at this site |
| topic | leiomyoma lump smooth muscle tonsil unilateral |
| url | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ijpm.ijpm_708_21 |
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