Differentiating Tonsil Cancer from Benign Tonsillar Hypertrophy

J Pediatr. 2018 Jun:197:309-309.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2018.02.048. Epub 2018 Mar 28.

Authors

Eelam A Adil¹, Genevieve Medina², Michael J Cunningham³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Enhancement Boston Children's Hospital; Department of Otolaryngology Harvard Medical School.
² Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Enhancement Boston Children's Hospital.
³ Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Enhancement Boston Children's Hospital; Department of Otolaryngology Harvard Medical School Boston, Massachusetts.

PMID: 29605393
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2018.02.048

No abstract available

Keywords: asymmetry; cancer; lymphoma; malignancy; pediatric; tonsil; unilateral.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use
Burkitt Lymphoma / diagnosis*
Burkitt Lymphoma / therapy
Child
Diagnosis, Differential
Endoscopy / methods
Humans
Hypertrophy / diagnosis*
Male
Palatine Tonsil / pathology*
Tonsillar Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Tonsillar Neoplasms / therapy
Tonsillectomy / methods

Substances

Antineoplastic Agents