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An unusual cause of tonsillar asymmetry.

D Karamchandani1, S K El-Shunnar1, J M Fussey1, S F Ahsan1, S Bhatia1.   

Abstract

We present the first reported case of tonsillar asymmetry secondary to a mandibular osteoma. Computed tomography rather than tonsillectomy for histology prevented the distress and risk of unnecessary surgery, and the patient was managed conservatively.

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Keywords:  Head and neck neoplasm; Osteoma; Palatine tonsil; Tonsillectomy

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Year:  2017        PMID： 28252347      PMCID： PMC5450295          DOI： 10.1308/rcsann.2017.0019

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Ann R Coll Surg Engl        ISSN： 0035-8843            Impact factor:   1.891


  6 in total

1.  Is unilateral tonsillar enlargement alone an indication for tonsillectomy?

Authors:  V S Sunkaraneni; S E M Jones; A Prasai; B M Fish
Journal:  J Laryngol Otol       Date:  2006-07       Impact factor: 1.469

Review 2.  Peripheral osteoma of the mandible: a study of 10 new cases and analysis of the literature.

Authors:  I Kaplan; S Calderon; A Buchner
Journal:  J Oral Maxillofac Surg       Date:  1994-05       Impact factor: 1.895

Review 3.  Peripheral osteoma of the oral and maxillofacial region: a study of 35 new cases.

Authors:  Nejat Bora Sayan; Cahit Uçok; Hakan Alpay Karasu; Omer Günhan
Journal:  J Oral Maxillofac Surg       Date:  2002-11       Impact factor: 1.895

4.  Role of tonsillectomy in histology for adults with unilateral tonsillar enlargement.

Authors:  Catherine Spinou; Haytham Kubba; Iordannis Konstantinidis; Andrew Johnston
Journal:  Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg       Date:  2005-04       Impact factor: 1.651

Review 5.  Solitary central osteoma of the jaws: a diagnostic dilemma.

Authors:  Ilana Kaplan; Zoe Nicolaou; Dorian Hatuel; Shlomo Calderon
Journal:  Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod       Date:  2008-07-07

6.  [Clinical significance of unilateral tonsillar enlargement].

Authors:  Susanna Tobias Gómez; Víctor Palomar Asenjo; Montserrat Borràs Perera; Isabel Pérez Hernández; Antonio Ruiz Giner; Víctor Palomar García
Journal:  Acta Otorrinolaringol Esp       Date:  2009 May-Jun
  6 in total

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