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Benign hamartomatous polyp of the palatine tonsil

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Aaron Lupovitch ,
Dafir Salama  and
Olivia Batmanghelichit
Aaron Lupovitch*
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, Holy Cross Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Dafir Salama
Affiliation:
Departments Surgery, Holy Cross Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Olivia Batmanghelichit
Affiliation:
Family Practice, Holy Cross Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, USA
*
Aaron Lupovitch, M.D., Department of Pathology, Holy Cross Hospital, 4777 E. Outer Drive, Detroit, MI 48234, USA
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Abstract

A rare and possibly unique benign polypoid tumour of the palatine tonsil is described. It contained the two basic tissue types of the tonsil–lymphoid and epithelial–in the characteristic close anatomical relationship of tonsillar tissue. The features of this rare lesion lend support to the hypothesis that benign tumours of the tonsil may be hamartomas of tonsil or branchiogenic remnants rather than true neoplasms.

Keywords

TonsilHamartoma
Type
Pathology in Focus
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 107 , Issue 11 , November 1993 , pp. 1073 - 1075
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1993

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