Cartilaginous Choristoma of Palatine Tonsil- Rare Entity

Cartilaginous Choristoma of Palatine Tonsil- Rare Entity

Choristoma is a mass of histologically normal tissue in an abnormal location. It follows a benign course and could be cause of recurrent tonsillitis. Here, we are reporting a case of 5 year old male child who presented with persistent tonsillitis. Histopathology revealed a focus of mature hyaline ca...

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Veröffentlicht in:National journal of laboratory medicine 2014-04, Vol.3 (2), p.16-17
Hauptverfasser: Vibhuti D Ambawade, Smita S Sonawane, Hrishita V Kothavade, Madhuri S Kate
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Sprache:eng
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cartilage
choristoma
tonsil
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Zusammenfassung:Choristoma is a mass of histologically normal tissue in an abnormal location. It follows a benign course and could be cause of recurrent tonsillitis. Here, we are reporting a case of 5 year old male child who presented with persistent tonsillitis. Histopathology revealed a focus of mature hyaline cartilage surrounded by lymphoid follicles.
ISSN:2277-8551
2455-6882
DOI:10.7860/NJLM/2014/7280:2008