Epidermoid cyst of the tonsil: a rare finding.
Epidermoid cyst
surgery
tonsil
Journal
The Pan African medical journal
ISSN: 1937-8688
Titre abrégé: Pan Afr Med J
Pays: Uganda
ID NLM: 101517926
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2019
2019
Historique:
received:
17
01
2019
accepted:
15
07
2019
entrez:
26
11
2019
pubmed:
26
11
2019
medline:
26
12
2019
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Epidermoid cysts (ECs) are benign lesions that can be encountered throughout the body, but with a low incidence in the head and neck (1.6 to 7%). In oral cavity, the most common affected site is floor of the mouth, but tonsillar location remains extremely rare (less than 0.01%). Here we present an epidermoid cyst of the right palatine tonsil which was incidentally detected in a patient who consulted for a chronic headache.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31762873
doi: 10.11604/pamj.2019.34.4.18193
pii: PAMJ-34-4
pmc: PMC6850734
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
4Informations de copyright
© Rachida Bouatay et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors declare no competing interests.
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