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===General=== | ===General=== | ||
*Commonly removed (tonsillectomy) when enlarged. | *Commonly removed (tonsillectomy) when enlarged. | ||
*Very low probability of malignancy (<0.2%) in tonsilectomies in individuals <19 years old if no clinical suspicion.<ref name=pmid15963574>PMID 15963574 | *Very low probability of malignancy (<0.2%) in tonsilectomies in individuals <19 years old if no clinical suspicion.<ref name=pmid15963574>{{Cite journal | last1 = Erdag | first1 = TK. | last2 = Ecevit | first2 = MC. | last3 = Guneri | first3 = EA. | last4 = Dogan | first4 = E. | last5 = Ikiz | first5 = AO. | last6 = Sutay | first6 = S. | title = Pathologic evaluation of routine tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy specimens in the pediatric population: is it really necessary? | journal = Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol | volume = 69 | issue = 10 | pages = 1321-5 | month = Oct | year = 2005 | doi = 10.1016/j.ijporl.2005.05.005 | PMID = 15963574 }}</ref> | ||
===Gross=== | ===Gross=== | ||
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*Gross exam is considered sufficient if there is no asymmetry.<ref name=pmid14608541>PMID 14608541 | *Gross exam is considered sufficient if there is no asymmetry.<ref name=pmid14608541>{{Cite journal | last1 = Williams | first1 = MD. | last2 = Brown | first2 = HM. | title = The adequacy of gross pathological examination of routine tonsils and adenoids in patients 21 years old and younger. | journal = Hum Pathol | volume = 34 | issue = 10 | pages = 1053-7 | month = Oct | year = 2003 | doi = | PMID = 14608541 }}</ref> | ||
===Microscopic=== | ===Microscopic=== | ||