A Rare Polypoid Lesion of The Palatine Tonsil
Lymphangiomatous Polyp
Keywords:
Tonsillar polyp, lymohangiomatous lesion of oral cavity, hamartoma of the tonsil
Abstract
We report an unusual benign lesion of the tonsil noticed as a mass in the oral cavity, in a 17-year-old male. Excision of the lesion showed proliferation of endothelial-lined lymph channels with luminal lymphocytes surrounded by loose fibrous tissue consistent with tonsillar lymphangiomatous polyp (LP). Though a rare lesion with only a very few reported cases, arriving at a correct diagnosis is not difficult.References
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3. Ryu HS, Jung SY, Koh JS and Lee SS. Tonsillar Lymphangiomatous Polyp - Report of Two Cases. The Korean Journal of Pathology. 2006; 40: 381-4
4. Z A AL-Qudehy, Y AL-Nufaily, H Yagi. Tonsillar Lymphangiomatous Polyp, A Case Report and Literature Review. The Internet Journal of Otorhinolaryngology. 2013; 15(1).
5. Kardon DE, Wenig BM, Heffner DK and Thompson LDR. Tonsillar Lymphangiomatous Polyps: A Clinicopathologic Series of 26 Cases. Modern pathology.2000 Oct;13(10):1128-33.
6. Castro EC1, Galambos C. Prox-1 and VEGFR3 antibodies are superior to D2-40 in identifying endothelial cells of lymphatic malformations--a proposal of a new immunohistochemical panel to differentiate lymphatic from other vascular malformations. Pediatr Dev Pathol. 2009;12(3):187-94.
Published
2018-10-27
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