Journal of Clinical Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery

The Busan, Ulsan, Gyeoungnam Branch of Korean Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

J Clin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1995; 6(1):63-68

pISSN: 1225-0244, eISSN: 2713-833X

DOI: https://doi.org/10.35420/jcohns.1995.6.1.63

원저

구개편도 및 구개궁에 발생한 양성 종양에 대한 임상적 고찰

오병훈¹, 양훈식¹

A Clinical Study of Benign Tumors of the Palatine Tonsil and Pilla

Byung Hoon Oh¹, Hoon Shik Yang¹

¹중앙대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실

¹Department of Otolaryngology, College of Medicine, Chung Ang University, Seoul, Korea

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Published Online: May 31, 2020

ABSTRACT

Benign tumors of the tonsil and pilla are rare, but diversified by its tissue origin. These tumors are not diagnosed by radiologic findings and its manifestation, but diagnosed only by histologic evaluation. In the literature, malignant changes from these benign tumors are not described, but these tumors can result in recurrence and loss of surrounding structures. Treatment is almost always surgical removal.

For the purpose of proper diagnosis and management, we retrospectively reviewed the 25 patients’ records of histopathologically confirmed benign tumors of tonsil and pilla from January 1990 to December 1994.

The results were as followings.

Sex ratio between male and female was 2.6 : 1.
The mean age was 35.8 years old and peak age distribution was in 3rd decade.
The most frequent pathologic type was the squamous cell papilloma with the incidence of 76.0%.
The most frequent chief complaint was mass.
The duration of illness was less than one year in 60.0 %.

Keywords: Benign tumors; Palatine Tonsil; Pilla