[Spindle-cell lipoma of the palatine tonsil].
Lipomatous tumor of palatine tonsil are rare. We report a case detected in a 72 year old male with a discussion about differential diagnosis of malignant polipoid lesions of the tonsil and some consideration about the problem of the growth of such neoformation.
Gentile
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Servizio di Anatomia Istologia e Citologia Patologica, Ospedale S. Martino, Genova.
Parmeggiani
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A
Fantacci
O
O
Castellaneta
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A
D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D014066:Palatine Tonsil / Q000473:pathology*; D014067:Tonsillar Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*
Lipoma a cellule fusate della tonsilla palatina.