Pseudo bilateral tonsilloliths: a case report and review of the literature

Tonsillolith – report of an unusual case

“…Occasional foci of ciliated epithelium are not uncommon. 6 The exact aetiology and pathogenesis of the tonsillolith is unknown; 7 many views have been expressed but no conclusion made. 5,8 The calcifi cations develop within a mass of desquamated epithelium, serum, food debris and bacterial colonies.…”

Giant tonsillolith: a case report and review of literature

“…4 Tonsilloliths or tonsillar concretions occur in up to 10% of the population, frequently due to episodes of tonsillitis. While they occur most commonly in the palatine tonsils, they may also occur in the lingual tonsil.…”

“…While they occur most commonly in the palatine tonsils, they may also occur in the lingual tonsil. They are composed mostly of calcium salts, but may contain other minerals such as phosphorus and magnesium, as well as ammonia and carbonate 4 . In literature, size of the tonsillolith ranges from few millimeters to several centimeters with the largest described being 41×21 mm, 5 however in our case it was 3.08×2.28 cm in size.…”

Unilateral Aplasia of the Submandibular Gland with Multiple Calcified Cervical Lymph Nodes: A Case Report and Review of the Litarutre

“…In a retrospective study, Eisenkraft and Som [26] monitored 2,300 neck-region CT scans and found that the prevalence of nodal calcifications was 1%. They are mostly associated with benign conditions, such as tuberculosis, histoplasmosis, sinus histiocytosis, actinomycosis, hemangioma phleboliths, and systemic or localized amyloidosis [27][28][29][30][33][34][35][36][37][38]. Although tuberculosis is commonly thought to be causative, calcification during cervical adenopathy appears to be uncommon in tuberculosis [26].…”