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B. TONSIL, RIGHT, TONSILLECTOMY: | B. TONSIL, RIGHT, TONSILLECTOMY: | ||
- REACTIVE FOLLICULAR HYPERPLASIA. | - REACTIVE FOLLICULAR HYPERPLASIA. | ||
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==Obstructive sleep apnea== | |||
:''Uvula'' redirects here. | |||
===General=== | |||
*May be treated with a resection of the uvula.<ref name=pmid19467416>{{Cite journal | last1 = Shin | first1 = SH. | last2 = Ye | first2 = MK. | last3 = Kim | first3 = CG. | title = Modified uvulopalatopharyngoplasty for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome: resection of the musculus uvulae. | journal = Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg | volume = 140 | issue = 6 | pages = 924-9 | month = Jun | year = 2009 | doi = 10.1016/j.otohns.2009.01.020 | PMID = 19467416 }}</ref> | |||
===Microscopic=== | |||
Features: | |||
*Benign oropharyneal mucosa (stratified squamous epithelium. | |||
*+/-Skeletal muscle. | |||
*+/-[[Salivary gland]]s (minor) - mucinous. | |||
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UVULA, RESECTION: | |||
- OROPHARYNGEAL MUCOSA, CONSISTENT WITH UVULA. | |||
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