The presence of unilateral tonsillar enlargement in patients diagnosed with palatine tonsil lymphoma: Experience at a tertiary care pediatric hospital

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 9-12

  Dolev, Yalon ^a   Daniel, Sam J ^b  

^a Montreal Children's Hospital ^*  (Canada)

^b MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Child; Lymphoma; Tonsil; Tonsillar neoplasm; Tonsillectomy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER REGISTRY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PALATINE TONSIL LYMPHOMA; PALATINE TONSILLECTOMY; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TONSIL CANCER; TONSIL DISEASE; TONSIL ENLARGEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; LYMPHOMA; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TONSIL; TONSILLAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 36749029014     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2007.09.001     Document Type: Article

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