title: [Tonsillar hamartoma].
abstract: Reporting the case of a young woman, 25, with long lasting dysphagia. At examination a pediculated polypoid formation in the lower pole of the left amygdala is verified (3 x 2 cms). After removal, under local anesthesia, is diagnosed as an hamartomatous tonsillar polyp. Review of the literature, analysis of several etiopathogenical theories and differential diagnosis with other resembling amygdaline conditions.
authors.affiliation: Servicio O.R.L. Hospital de la Vega Baja del Segura, Orihuela-Alicante.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hellin Meseguer
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Hernández
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Merino Gálvez
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: García
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D014066:Palatine Tonsil / Q000473:pathology*; D014067:Tonsillar Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*
vernacular_title: Hamartoma de amígdala palatina.