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2016, Volume 32, Number 2, Page(s) 119-121
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DOI: 10.5146/tjpath.2014.01237 |
Lymphangiomatous Polyp of Tonsil: A Case Report |
Hamide SAYAR1, Çağdaş SAYAR2, Fulya ADAMHASAN3, Aysun UĞUZ4 |
1Department of Pathology, Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University, Faculty of Medicine, KAHRAMANMARAŞ, TURKEY
2Department of Otolaryngology, Kahramanmaraş State Hospital, KAHRAMANMARAŞ, TURKEY
3Adana Numune Education and Research Hospital, ADANA, TURKEY
4Çukurova University, Faculty of Medicine, ADANA, TURKEY |
Keywords:
Tonsillar neoplasm, Polyps, Hamartoma |
Lymphangiomatous polyps of the palatine tonsils are uncommon
hamartomatous proliferations that could be clinically misdiagnosed
as malignant neoplasms. These polyps consist of dilated lymphatic
vessels located inside fibrous and/or adipose tissue. In this paper,
a 27-year-old man who presented to the outpatient clinic with a
complaint of dysphagia is presented. On physical examination, the
patient had a smooth, polypoid mass extending from the posterior
section of the right palatine tonsil into the oropharynx. The patient
underwent right tonsillectomy. Histopathological examination of
the specimen showed typical features of a lymphangiomatous polyp
of the tonsil. The case is reported with the accompanying literature
to avoid the possibility of misdiagnosing it as a malignant lesion
clinically.
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