Fibroepithelial polyp of the tonsil: case report of a rare, benign tonsillar lesion.
OBJECTIVE
We report the case of a man presenting with a tonsillar mass causing difficult breathing, snoring and disturbed sleep.


METHODS
Case report.


RESULTS
The patient was found to have a fibroepithelial polyp of the left tonsil.


CONCLUSIONS
To our knowledge, this is the first case of its type to be presented in the English-language literature. The case is presented and the tumour and its management are discussed.
Farboud
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ENT Department, Edith Cavell Hospital, Peterborough, UK.
Trinidade
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Harris
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Pfleiderer
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D000328:Adult; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D004724:Endoscopy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018225:Neoplasms, Fibroepithelial / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D011127:Polyps / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D014067:Tonsillar Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D014068:Tonsillectomy; D016896:Treatment Outcome