Either of two masses of lymphatic tissue one on each side of the oral pharynx.
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Examples for "tonsil "
1 These changes were driven predominantly by base-of-tongue and tonsil cancers in men.
2 If in the tonsil or lymphatic gland, it destroys life rapidly.
3 Reactive germinal centers of non-neoplastic tonsil and lymph node tissue were also examined.
4 T-antigen expression was detected in an SV40 DNA-positive tonsil by immunohistochemistry.
5 Methods and materials: Eight patients with significant artifact and tonsil cancer were evaluated.
1 The palatine tonsil is the most important element of Waldeyer's ring as a defense mechanism against various microorganisms.
2 We describe the case of a 37-year old male who presented with a schwannoma in his right palatine tonsil .
3 We here report a rare case of AITL involving palatine tonsil as primary site and give a review of the literature.
4 In the palatine tonsil , the infected cells were not found in the stratified squamous epithelium that is adjacent to the pharynx.
5 The mean epithelial surface area of the paired palatine tonsil was 7.14 cm(2) and that of the pharyngeal tonsil was 23.5 cm(2).
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