Heterotopic glial tissue in tonsil: a case report.
We describe a six month old boy with a mass in the left tonsil. It was present since birth and was enlarging progressively. It was completely excised. Histopathology showed a choristoma of neural origin composed of glial cells--astrocytes in a fibrillary background, and a choroid plexus. Immunohistochemistry confirmed the findings.
Yaqoob
Nausheen
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Department of Pathology and Microbiology, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi.
Ahmed
Zubair
Z
Husain
Akhtar
A
D002828:Choristoma / Q000473:pathology*; D005904:Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009457:Neuroglia / Q000473:pathology*; D014066:Palatine Tonsil / Q000473:pathology*; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D014067:Tonsillar Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*
D005904:Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein