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Hamartomatous tonsillar polyp

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

K. A. Abu Shara ,
A. A. Al-muhana  and
M. AL-Shennawyi
K. A. Abu Shara*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Sabah Hospital, Kuwait
A. A. Al-muhana
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Sabah Hospital, Kuwait
M. AL-Shennawyi
Affiliation:
Professor of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Cairo University, Egypt.
*
Dr. Khairy Alhag Abu Shara, P.O. Box 3833 Hawally, Code No. 32069 Kuwait.
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Abstract

A 41-year-old male Egyptian patient presented with difficulty in swallowing, snoring, and the sensation of a lump in his throat over a long period of time. On examination, a left tonsillar polyp was seen ( 4 × 2 × 1 cm) which was pedunculated, bilobulate, with an intact surface. The polyp was excised under local anaesthesia and histopathological examination revealed an haemangiomatous hamartomatous polyp.

Keywords

Tonsillar neoplasmsHamartoma
Type
View from Beneath: Pathology in Focus
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 105 , Issue 12 , December 1991 , pp. 1089 - 1090
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1991

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