Ectopic Oral Tonsillar Tissue: A Case Series with Bilateral and Solitary Presentations and a Review of the Literature

An ectopic tonsil is defined as tonsillar tissue that develops in areas outside of the four major tonsil groups: the palatine, lingual, pharyngeal, and tubal tonsils. The occurrence of tonsillar tissue in the oral cavity in ectopic locations, its prevalence, and its developmental mechanisms that bel...

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Main Authors: Masashi Kimura, Toru Nagao, Terumi Saito, Saman Warnakulasuriya, Hiroyuki Ohto, Akihito Takahashi, Kanji Komaki, Yoshiyuki Naganawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Dentistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/518917