title: A solitary neurofibroma of the palatine tonsil.
abstract: A rare case of a tonsillar neurofibroma in a 28-year-old Caucasian male is presented. Benign tumours of the tonsils are rare and of those reported, only a few are benign peripheral nerve sheath tumours (BPNSTs). This is the first report of a solitary neurofibroma of the palatine tonsil in the English literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Ipswich Hospital, Ipswich, UK.
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Surwald
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Salam
authors.forename: R C G
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Rowe
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009455:Neurofibroma / Q000473:pathology*; D014067:Tonsillar Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*