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[[Image:Tonsillectomy tonsils.JPEG|thumb|right|A pair of tonsils at [[gross pathology|cut-up]]. (WC)]] | |||
The '''tonsil''' is a [[head and neck pathology|head and neck]] [[ditzel]]. | The '''tonsil''' is a [[head and neck pathology|head and neck]] [[ditzel]]. | ||
Latest revision as of 05:12, 28 October 2014
A pair of tonsils at cut-up. (WC)
The tonsil is a head and neck ditzel.
It is often removed for:
The other pathologies:
- Squamous dysplasia of the head and neck.
- Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma - esp. MALT lymphoma.
- HPV-associated head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
- Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.
- Nasopharyngeal carcinoma.