Plasma cell granuloma of the tonsil.
Plasma cell granuloma (inflammatory pseudotumor) has been described most commonly in the lung. Review of the English literature fails to reveal occurrence of such a lesion in the tonsil. We are reporting such a case presenting as a unilateral tonsillar mass in a 63-year-old man. A more typical case of plasma cell granuloma of lung is also presented to illustrate the similarity between the tonsillar and pulmonary lesions.
D000328:Adult; D005350:Fibroma / Q000473:pathology; D006099:Granuloma / Q000473:pathology*; D006104:Granuloma, Plasma Cell / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014066:Palatine Tonsil / Q000473:pathology*; D010608:Pharyngeal Diseases / Q000473:pathology*