A Rare Polypoid Lesion of The Palatine Tonsil

Lymphangiomatous Polyp

Authors

  • Sunitha Ramachandra Armed Forces Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
  • Lakshmi Rao Armed Forces Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
  • Masoud Al Kindi Armed Forces Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21276/apalm.2214

Keywords:

Tonsillar polyp, lymohangiomatous lesion of oral cavity, hamartoma of the tonsil

Abstract

We report an unusual benign lesion of the tonsil noticed as a mass in the oral cavity, in a 17-year-old male. Excision of the lesion showed proliferation of endothelial-lined lymph channels with luminal lymphocytes surrounded by loose fibrous tissue consistent with tonsillar lymphangiomatous polyp (LP). Though a rare lesion with only a very few reported cases, arriving at a correct diagnosis is not difficult.

Author Biographies

  • Sunitha Ramachandra, Armed Forces Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman

    Department of pathology

  • Lakshmi Rao, Armed Forces Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman

    Department of Pathology

  • Masoud Al Kindi, Armed Forces Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman

    Department of Pathology

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Published

27-10-2018

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Case Report

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A Rare Polypoid Lesion of The Palatine Tonsil: Lymphangiomatous Polyp. Ann of Pathol and Lab Med [Internet]. 2018 Oct. 27 [cited 2025 Dec. 13];5(10):C165-167. Available from: https://pacificejournals.com/journal/index.php/apalm/article/view/2214