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Heterotopia of the tonsil

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Deepa Bhargava ,
R. Raman ,
Rashid Khalfan Al Abri  and
Bharti Bushnurmath
Deepa Bhargava*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, College of Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.
R. Raman
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, College of Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.
Rashid Khalfan Al Abri
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.
Bharti Bushnurmath
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.
*
Address for correspondence: Dr Deepa Bhargava, ENT Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University, P.O. Box 35 Al Khod, Muscat 123, Sultanate of Oman. Fax: (968) 513419
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Abstract

The histopathological finding of heterotopias or choristoma is rare. This paper describes two patients who presented with chronic recurrent tonsillitis and underwent tonsillectomy. Histological examination revealed heterotopic cartilage in the tonsil of one patient and bone in that otthe other.

Keywords

TonsilBoneCartilageChoristoma
Type
Pathology in Focus
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 110 , Issue 6 , June 1996 , pp. 611 - 612
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1996

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