Tonsillar lymphangiomatous polyp

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Tonsillar lymphangiomatous polyp, also lymphangiomatous polyp of tonsil, is a rare benign pathology of the head and neck.

General

  • Rare.
  • May be confused clinically for a malignancy.[1]

Microscopic

Features:[2]

  • Polyp with lymph channels.

See also

References

  1. Sayar H, Sayar C, Adamhasan F, Uğuz A (March 2014). "Lymphangiomatous Polyp of Tonsil: A Case Report". Turk Patoloji Derg. doi:10.5146/tjpath.2014.01237. PMID 24638195.
  2. Kardon DE, Wenig BM, Heffner DK, Thompson LD (October 2000). "Tonsillar lymphangiomatous polyps: a clinicopathologic series of 26 cases". Mod. Pathol. 13 (10): 1128–33. doi:10.1038/modpathol.3880208. PMID 11048808. http://www.nature.com/modpathol/journal/v13/n10/full/3880208a.html.