title: Primary Lymphangioma of the Palatine Tonsil in a 9-Year-Old Boy: A Case Presentation and Literature Review.
abstract: Primary lymphangiomas or lymphangiomatous polyps of the palatine tonsil are rare benign lesions that are described infrequently in the literature. The majority of the published cases concern adults. We report a case of a lymphangiomatous lesion of the right palatine tonsil of a 9-year-old boy. Our clinical suspicion was confirmed by the histological examination after tonsillectomy and the diagnosis of primary lymphangioma of the tonsil was made. In this case we discuss the clinical and histopathological features of this lesion and present a short review of the current literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Penteli Children Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Eleftheria
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Iliadou
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Penteli Children Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Nektarios
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Papapetropoulos
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Penteli Children Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Eleftherios
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Karamatzanis
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Siloah St. Trudpert Hospital, Pforzheim, Germany.
authors.forename: Panagiotis
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-7891-8247
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Saravakos
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Penteli Children Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Saravakos