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A solitary neurofibroma of the palatine tonsil

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

C. J. Surwald ,
M. A. Salam  and
R. C. G. Rowe
C. J. Surwald
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Ipswich Hospital, Ipswich, UK.
M. A. Salam
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, Ipswich Hospital, Ipswich, UK.
R. C. G. Rowe
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Ipswich Hospital, Ipswich, UK.
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Abstract

A rare case of a tonsillar neurofibroma in a 28-year-old Caucasian male is presented. Benign tumours of the tonsils are rare and of those reported, only a few are benign peripheral nerve sheath tumours (BPNSTs). This is the first report of a solitary neurofibroma of the palatine tonsil in the English literature.

Keywords

NeurofibromaTonsilNerve Sheath TumoursHead and Neck Neoplasms
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 116 , Issue 12 , December 2002 , pp. 1050 - 1052
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2002

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