Tonsillar lipoma

Abstract

Lipomlar matür adipositlerden oluşur ve yavaş büyüme eğilimindedir. Yüksek prevalansına rağmen, lipomlar üst solunum yolunda ve sindirim sisteminde nadiren görülür ve bulantı hissi, yutma ve solunum zorluğu algısına neden olur. Tonsilde lipom oluşumu oldukça nadirdir. Bu yazıda 34 yaşında bir kadın hastada palatin tonsil yerleşimli lipom olgusu sunuldu. Anahtar sözcükler: Histopatoloji; lipom; tonsil; tonsillektomi. Lipomas consist of mature adipocytes and tend to be slowgrowing. Despite their high prevalence, lipomas are rarely seen in the upper respiratory tract and digestive system, and cause a sensation of nausea and difficulty in swallowing and respiration. Lipoma formation in tonsil is quite rare. In this article, we report a 34-year-old female patient of lipoma of the palatine tonsil.

A Study of Rare Cases of Head and Neck Region in a Tertiary Care Centre in Last Three Years

“…Lipomas are common benign mesenchymal tumors that can arise wherever fat can normally be present. They tend to be slow growing with a peak incidence between 5th to 6th decade of life 7,9 . Over 10% lipomas arise in head and neck region, usually in the immediate subcutaneous tissue, among which only 1-4% are noted within oral cavity.…”

“…7 Lipomas originating from the tonsil are unusual. Since tonsillar lipomas do not cause severe symptoms; they are diagnosed incidentally and treated surgically only for cosmetic reasons [7][8][9] . D) A case of a 9 years old male presented in March 2018 with nasal discharge and was diagnosed as Nasal Glioma Most cases of Nasal gliomas present in newborns, with more than 90% of the cases diagnosed by age of 2 years.…”

“…Tonsillar tissue histology consists of a combination of centrally-localized lymphoid tissue and epithelial tissue composed of squamous cells covering crypts and all surfaces 9 . There is no adipose tissue in this site, therefore lipomatous tumor incidence is quite low in the tonsil [25][26][27] .…”

“…28,29 Generally, their prevalence does not differ with gender, although a male predilection has been recorded. 30 These tumours can be seen in the buccal sulcus, tongue, floor of mouth and lips more, than the lower pole of the tonsil and hypopharyngeal walls 9 . In addition to squamous papilloma, the other benign tumors such as adenoma, lipoma, chondroma, hamartoma and teratoma should be considered as the differential diagnosis of benign tonsillar tumors.…”