title: A rare cause of dysphagia in children: lymphangiomatous polyp of the palatine tonsil.
abstract: Oropharyngeal and tonsillar masses are a very rare cause of dysphagia in children. In this article, we describe a rare cause of dysphagia in children, a lymphangiomatous lesion of the palatine tonsil, and discuss the clinical and histopathologic features of these lesions.
authors.affiliation: From the *Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Ondokuz Mayis University School of Medicine; †Department of Radiology, Samsun Training and Research Hospital, Samsun; and ‡Department of Pathology, Cankiri State Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Emre
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gunbey
authors.forename: Hediye Pinar
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Günbey
authors.forename: Yasemin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Dölek
authors.forename: Yasemin Yuyucu
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Karabulut
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008202:Lymphangioma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014066:Palatine Tonsil / Q000473:pathology; D011127:Polyps / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014067:Tonsillar Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery