Histologic analysis of pediatric tonsil and adenoid specimens: Is it really necessary?

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 547-550

  Verma, Sunil P ^a   Stoddard, Timothy ^a   Gonzalez Gomez, Ignacio ^a   Koempel, Jeffrey A ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenoid; Histology; Tonsil; Tonsillectomy

Indexed keywords

ADENOID; ADENOIDECTOMY; ADENOTONSILLECTOMY; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CYST; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR HYPEROPLASIA; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERPLASIA; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; LYMPHOID HYPERPLASIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TONSIL; TONSIL CYST; TONSIL DISEASE; TONSILLECTOMY;

ADENOIDECTOMY; ADENOIDS; ADOLESCENT; BIOPSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; INFANT; MALE; PALATINE TONSIL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TONSILLECTOMY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 62549149386     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2008.11.001     Document Type: Article

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