Risk factors for malignancy in adult ton
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Mark M. Beaty; Gerry F. Funk; Lucy Hynds Karnell; Scott M. Graham; Timothy M. Mc
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Article
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1998
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Background. Tonsillectomy in adults (age 18 years and older) is performed for a variety of conditions. The palatine tonsils may harbor carcinoma or lymphoma, and this potentially unanticipated finding may follow routine tonsillectomy in the adult. The ability to preoperatively identify adult tonsill