Journal article
Management of Tonsillar Lipoma: Is Tonsillectomy Essential?
Case reports in otolaryngology, Vol.2014, 451570
2014
DOI: 10.1155/2014/451570
PMCID: PMC3932288
PMID: 24649389
Abstract
Tonsillar lipomas are rare benign tumors, with only a limited number of cases reported in the literature. Excision of the lipoma along with tonsillectomy has been proposed as the usual treatment option. We report a case of tonsillar lipoma which was managed by excision of the lesion without the need for a tonsillectomy. No recurrence was reported at a 2-year followup. A worldwide literature review was done to better define the clinical and histopathological features of these lesions. The authors propose that routine tonsillectomy is not required for these benign lesions and that simple excision of the stalk of the lipoma is sufficient.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Management of Tonsillar Lipoma: Is Tonsillectomy Essential?
- Creators
- Sohit P Kanotra - Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Louisiana State University, 533 Bolivar Street, New Orleans, LA 70112, USAJoel Davies - Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto Medical School, Toronto, ON, Canada M5H 2J7
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Case reports in otolaryngology, Vol.2014, 451570
- DOI
- 10.1155/2014/451570
- PMID
- 24649389
- PMCID
- PMC3932288
- NLM abbreviation
- Case Rep Otolaryngol
- ISSN
- 2090-6765
- eISSN
- 2090-6773
- Publisher
- Hindawi Publishing Corporation
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2014
- Academic Unit
- Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Otolaryngology
- Record Identifier
- 9984006429402771
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