title: [Spindle-cell lipoma of the palatine tonsil].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Servizio di Anatomia Istologia e Citologia Patologica, Ospedale S. Martino, Genova.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gentile
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Parmeggiani
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Fantacci
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Castellaneta
mesh_terms: 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*
vernacular_title: Lipoma a cellule fusate della tonsilla palatina.