A Rare Tumor of Palatine Tonsils: Chondrolipoma

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Ozturk G., Tunc U., Balaban K., Eyigor H.

TURKISH ARCHIVES OF OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY, vol.56, no.3, pp.180-182, 2018 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 56 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.5152/tao.2018.3317
  • Journal Name: TURKISH ARCHIVES OF OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
  • Page Numbers: pp.180-182
  • Keywords: Chondrolipoma, palatine tonsil, tonsillar neoplasm, dysphagia
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Chondrolipomas are benign mesenchymal tumors that have two mature tissues simultaneously and emerge as a result of cartilaginous metaplasia in lipomas. They rarely occur in the head and neck area (1%-4%), and occur more frequently in the 60-70 years age group. Although there are cases of the nasopharynx, tongue, lip, and neck reported in the literature, we have been able to find only two cases on tonsils. The case of a 17-year-old male patient, who presented to our clinic complaining of dysphagia and was diagnosed with tonsillar chondrolipoma, is described here, along with the radiological, clinical, and immunohistochemical findings, as well as the review of the literature