[Palatine tonsil lipoma].
Lipomatous tumors represent an unfrequent cause for upper aerodigestive tract neoplasms, specially concerning the palatine tonsils, that should be included in their differential diagnosis. A case of palatine tonsil lipoma in a 11 year-old girl is reported and a revision of the available literature and some considerations about this condition are provided.
Pérez Liedo
M C
MC
Servicio de ORL, Hospital Virgen De La Concha, Zamora.
Coscarón Blanco
E
E
De Prado Sanjosé
M M
MM
González Sánchez
E
E
Suárez Ortega
M S
MS
Blanco García
J L
JL
Zamora Martínez
T
T
D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014067:Tonsillar Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery