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Tonsillar lipoma

MedGen UID:: 234431
•Concept ID:: C1336764
•: Neoplastic Process

Synonyms:	Lipoma of the Tonsil; lipoma of the tonsil; Lipoma of Tonsil; lipoma of tonsil; Tonsil Lipoma; tonsil lipoma; Tonsillar Lipoma; tonsillar lipoma

Monarch Initiative:	MONDO:0044885

Definition

A benign adipose tissue neoplasm of the tonsils. [from NCI]

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GTR
MeSH

CClinical test, RResearch test, OOMIM, GGeneReviews, VClinVar

CROGVTonsillar lipoma

Neoplasm
- Neoplasm by Special Category
  - Benign neoplasm
    - Benign Head and Neck Neoplasm
      - Benign neoplasm of oral cavity
        Benign neoplasm of tonsil
        Tonsillar lipoma

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Diagnosis

Tonsillar lipoma causing difficult intubation: a case report.

Dereköy FS, Fidan H, Fidan F, Aktepe F, Kahveci O
Kulak Burun Bogaz Ihtis Derg 2007;17(6):329-32. PMID: 18187998

Lipoma of the palatine tonsil.

Wang CP, Kwan PC, Ho CY
J Formos Med Assoc 2007 Aug;106(8):673-5. doi: 10.1016/S0929-6646(08)60026-1. PMID: 17711802

Polypoid lipoma of the palatine tonsil.

Bégin LR, Frenkiel S
J Laryngol Otol 1993 Jun;107(6):556-8. doi: 10.1017/s0022215100123692. PMID: 8345307

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