Fibroepithelial polyp of palatine tonsil: a case report
| Autor: | Anna Astreinidou, George Peltekis, Vasiliki Florou, Katerina Marini, Konstantinos Garefis, James Philip Skliris |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Fibroepithelial polyp
medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment Physical examination Palatine tonsil surgery stomatognathic system otorhinolaryngologic diseases case report Fibroepithelial Polyp Medicine Neurofibroma tonsil medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry General Medicine Lipoma medicine.disease Dermatology Tonsillectomy stomatognathic diseases medicine.anatomical_structure Tonsil Differential diagnosis business |
| Zdroj: | Pan African Medical Journal; Vol. 39 No. 1 (2021) The Pan African Medical Journal |
| ISSN: | 1937-8688 |
| DOI: | 10.11604/pamj.2021.39.276.31057 |
| Popis: | Fibroepithelial polyps represent a frequent cutaneous lesion of mesodermal origin, with a prevalence of 1.2% and are rarely located at palatine tonsils. We present a rare clinical report of a 70-year-old female patient with fibroepithelial polyp of palatine tonsil. This entity represents the eighth case of palatine tonsil fibroepithelial polyp in the English literature. She presented with a polypoid mass at the right tonsil and unspecified throat symptoms. Physicians should pay attention to such lesions because of the residual risk of malignant transformation, along with non-specific symptoms. Differential diagnosis was among neurofibroma, lipoma, squamous papilloma and fibroepithelial polyp. Histopathological examination following tonsillectomy showed a structure rich in vesicles inside lamina propria and surrounding inflammation, establishing the diagnosis of a fibroepithelial polyp. It requires vigilance during complete clinical examination, in order to detect masses at patients with throat symptoms that could have remained undiagnosed until they become even life threatening. |
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