A Rare Cause of Dysphagia in Children: Lymphangiomatous Polyp of the Palatine Tonsil

Gunbey E., Gunbey H. P., Dolek Y., Karabulut Y. Y.

JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY, cilt.25, sa.4, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 25 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1097/scs.0000000000000773
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Dysphagia, tonsillar masses, lymphangiomatous polyp
  • Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Oropharyngeal and tonsillar masses are a very rare cause of dysphagia in children. In this article, we describe a rare cause of dysphagia in children, a lymphangiomatous lesion of the palatine tonsil, and discuss the clinical and histopathologic features of these lesions.