종설

구개편도에 발생한 림프관종 2례

우광희1, 강석태1, 정인교1, 박경유1
Kwang Hee Woo1, Suk Tae Kang1, Yin Gyo Jung1, Kyung You Park1
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1한림대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실
1Department of Otorhinolayngology, College of Medicine,Hallym University

© Copyright 1994 The Busan, Ulsan, Gyeoungnam Branch of Korean Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. This is an Open-Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Published Online: May 31, 2020

ABSTRACT

Benign tumors of the tonsil are relatively uncommon and the fewer are lymphangiomas. Recently, authors experiences the two cases of cavernous lymphangioma of the palatine tonsil. Removals of the tumor with palatine tonsillectomy were performed. The operations and the postoperative courses were uneventful and well.

These cases report show its rarity through the reviews of literatures.

Keywords: Cavernous lymphangioma; Tonsil