title: Oral tonsils (ectopic oral tonsillar tissue).
abstract: Oral tonsils (ectopic oral tonsillar tissue) are rarely remarked upon. They may cause diagnostic confusion, especially when found in the floor of the mouth. We report here two cases of patients presenting because of oral tonsillar tissue, to remind colleagues of its occurrence and the need to consider the lesion in the differential diagnosis of soft tissue nodules of the oral cavity.
authors.affiliation: Oral and Maxillofacial Sciences, University Dental Hospital of Manchester, Higher Cambridge Street, Manchester M15 6FH.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ariyaratnam
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sloan
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Pemberton
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002828:Choristoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009059:Mouth Diseases; D009060:Mouth Floor; D014066:Palatine Tonsil; D014059:Tongue; D014060:Tongue Diseases