| CLINICAL RECORDS |
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| Year : 2005 | Volume
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| Issue : 1 | Page : 60-63 |
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Unilateral tonsillar enlargement;Normal or neoplastic: A case report
Razan K Daghislani1, Kamal J Daghistani2, Sattam S Linjawi2
1 King Faisal Specialist Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
2 Dr. Erfan-Bagedo General Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Correspondence Address:
Razan K Daghislani
P.O. Box 11217, Jeddah 21453
Saudi Arabia
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/1319-8491.290332
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Unilateral tonsillar masses are common in children and are usually due to simple infection. However, underlying malignancy cannot be roled out specially when there are associated risk factors. We report a 10 years old boy with a large pedunculated tonsillar mass that turned out to be a benign hyperplasia. The literature will be reviewed.
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